# rising

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,913

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of rise

## Etymology
By surface analysis, rise + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **ruling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-ruling)
- **rowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-rowing)
- **roving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-roving)
- **rushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-rushing)
- **risking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-risking)
- **rousing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-rousing)
- **rusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rising-vs-rusting)
- **ring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ring-vs-rising)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risen-vs-rising)
- **resin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rising)
- **racing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racing-vs-rising)
- **riding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riding-vs-rising)
- **rating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rating-vs-rising)
- **raging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raging-vs-rising)
- **raping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raping-vs-rising)
- **raving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raving-vs-rising)
- **raisin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raisin-vs-rising)
- **raking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raking-vs-rising)
- **raising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raising-vs-rising)
- **resting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resting-vs-rising)

## Common misspellings (9)
`irsing`, `riisng`, `risign`, `risingg`, `risinng`, `risnig`, `rissing`, `rrising`, `rsiing`

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