# twinning

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #41,441

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of twin

## Etymology
From twin + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **twisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twinning-vs-twisting)
- **tanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanning-vs-twinning)
- **thinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinking-vs-twinning)
- **thinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinning-vs-twinning)
- **twinkling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twinkling-vs-twinning)

## Common misspellings (11)
`tiwnning`, `ttwinning`, `twining`, `twininng`, `twinnign`, `twinningg`, `twinninng`, `twinnnig`, `twnining`, `twwinning`, `wtinning`

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