# ringing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,598

## Definitions
1. The sound of something that rings.
2. The quality of being resonant.
3. A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
4. The theft of cars and illegally changing their identities for resale.

## Easily confused with
- **rising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringing-vs-rising)
- **running** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringing-vs-running)
- **ripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringing-vs-ripping)
- **risking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringing-vs-risking)
- **rinsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringing-vs-rinsing)
- **riding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riding-vs-ringing)
- **raging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raging-vs-ringing)
- **ranging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranging-vs-ringing)
- **ranking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranking-vs-ringing)
- **raining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raining-vs-ringing)
- **renting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renting-vs-ringing)
- **rigging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigging-vs-ringing)
- **ranting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranting-vs-ringing)
- **rifling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rifling-vs-ringing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`irnging`, `rigning`, `ringging`, `ringign`, `ringingg`, `ringinng`, `ringnig`, `rinigng`, `rinnging`, `rniging`, `rringing`

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