# waxing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwæksɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,423

## Definitions
1. An act of applying wax.
2. A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
3. A recording intended for a phonograph.

## Easily confused with
- **wing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wing)
- **wring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wring)
- **wiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wiring)
- **wiping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wiping)
- **wooing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wooing)
- **Woking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-woking)
- **wearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wearing)
- **weaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-weaving)
- **whaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-whaling)
- **wang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-waxing)
- **waking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waking-vs-waxing)
- **waving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waving-vs-waxing)
- **wading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wading-vs-waxing)
- **waning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waning-vs-waxing)
- **waring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waring-vs-waxing)
- **waiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waiting-vs-waxing)
- **walking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walking-vs-waxing)
- **warning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warning-vs-waxing)
- **wanting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanting-vs-waxing)
- **washing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washing-vs-waxing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`awxing`, `waixng`, `waxign`, `waxingg`, `waxinng`, `waxnig`, `waxxing`, `wwaxing`, `wxaing`

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