# spending

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,015

## Definitions
1. gerund of spend, expenditure.
2. An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.

## Etymology
From Middle English spendyng, spendynge, from Old English spendung (“spending”), equivalent to spend + -ing. Cognate with German Spendung (“contribution, donation”).

## Easily confused with
- **spewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spending-vs-spewing)
- **standing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spending-vs-standing)
- **spinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spending-vs-spinning)
- **spreading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spending-vs-spreading)
- **sending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sending-vs-spending)
- **sensing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sensing-vs-spending)
- **seeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeding-vs-spending)
- **sanding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanding-vs-spending)
- **speaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speaking-vs-spending)
- **spelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spelling-vs-spending)
- **sounding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sounding-vs-spending)
- **speeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speeding-vs-spending)
- **spanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spanning-vs-spending)
- **shedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-spending)
- **spanking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spanking-vs-spending)
- **sledding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sledding-vs-spending)

## Common misspellings (13)
`psending`, `sepnding`, `spedning`, `spendding`, `spendign`, `spendingg`, `spendinng`, `spendnig`, `spenidng`, `spennding`, `spneding`, `sppending`, `sspending`

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