# undermining

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,238

## Definitions
1. The act or process by which something is undermined.

## Easily confused with
- **underpinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undermining-vs-underpinning)
- **underlining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/underlining-vs-undermining)

## Common misspellings (17)
`nudermining`, `udnermining`, `unddermining`, `undemrining`, `underimning`, `undermiinng`, `underminign`, `underminingg`, `undermininng`, `underminnig`, `underminning`, `undermmining`, `undermniing`, `underrmining`, `undremining`, `unedrmining`, `unndermining`

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