# saving

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,557

## Definitions
1. A reduction in cost or expenditure.
2. Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
3. The action of the verb to save.
4. Exception; reservation.

## Etymology
From save + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sing)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-swing)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sting)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-suing)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sling)
- **saying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-saying)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-seeing)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-string)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-skiing)
- **sewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sewing)
- **savior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-savior)
- **spying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-spying)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-siding)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sizing)
- **sowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sowing)
- **sawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sawing)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-siting)
- **sharing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sharing)
- **serving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-serving)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asving`, `saivng`, `savign`, `savingg`, `savinng`, `savnig`, `savving`, `ssaving`, `svaing`

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