# undertaking

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,957

## Definitions
1. The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
2. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
3. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
4. The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).

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

## Easily confused with
- **undertaken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undertaken-vs-undertaking)

## Common misspellings (17)
`nudertaking`, `udnertaking`, `unddertaking`, `underatking`, `underrtaking`, `undertaikng`, `undertakign`, `undertakingg`, `undertakinng`, `undertakking`, `undertaknig`, `undertkaing`, `underttaking`, `undetraking`, `undretaking`, `unedrtaking`, `unndertaking`

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