# unlocking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #20,530

## Definitions
1. gerund of unlock: the act by which something is unlocked.

## Etymology
From unlock + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`nulocking`, `ulnocking`, `unlcoking`, `unllocking`, `unloccking`, `unlocikng`, `unlockign`, `unlockingg`, `unlockinng`, `unlockking`, `unlocknig`, `unlokcing`, `unnlocking`, `unolcking`

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