# returning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,081

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of return

## Easily confused with
- **retiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retiring-vs-returning)
- **retaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retaining-vs-returning)
- **recurring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurring-vs-returning)

## Common misspellings (14)
`erturning`, `retruning`, `retturning`, `retunring`, `returinng`, `returnign`, `returningg`, `returninng`, `returnnig`, `returnning`, `returrning`, `reutrning`, `rreturning`, `rteurning`

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