# restraining

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,490

## Definitions
1. The act by which someone or something is restrained.

## Easily confused with
- **retaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restraining-vs-retaining)
- **retraining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restraining-vs-retraining)

## Common misspellings (17)
`erstraining`, `resrtaining`, `resstraining`, `restarining`, `restraiinng`, `restrainign`, `restrainingg`, `restraininng`, `restrainnig`, `restrainning`, `restraniing`, `restrianing`, `restrraining`, `resttraining`, `retsraining`, `rrestraining`, `rsetraining`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/restraining