# wearing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,511

## Definitions
1. Intended to be worn.
2. Causing tiredness; trying to a person's patience.
3. Causing erosion.
4. That wears (deteriorate through use), and may eventually wear out.

## Easily confused with
- **wring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-wring)
- **wiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-wiring)
- **wedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-wedding)
- **weaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-weaving)
- **welding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-welding)
- **weeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-weeping)
- **whaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-whaling)
- **wetting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-wetting)
- **weeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-weeding)
- **webbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-webbing)
- **welling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-welling)
- **whoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-whoring)
- **wreaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-wreaking)
- **waking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waking-vs-wearing)
- **waving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waving-vs-wearing)
- **wading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wading-vs-wearing)
- **waning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waning-vs-wearing)
- **waxing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxing-vs-wearing)
- **waring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waring-vs-wearing)
- **warning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warning-vs-wearing)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ewaring`, `waering`, `weairng`, `wearign`, `wearingg`, `wearinng`, `wearnig`, `wearring`, `weraing`, `wwearing`

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