# wedding

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,586

## Definitions
1. A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
2. The joining of two or more parts.

## Etymology
From Middle English wedding, weddynge, from Old English weddung (“betrothal, espousal”), equivalent to wed + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch weddinghe.

## Easily confused with
- **winding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-winding)
- **wording** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-wording)
- **welding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-welding)
- **weeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-weeping)
- **wetting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-wetting)
- **weeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-weeding)
- **welling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-welling)
- **wading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wading-vs-wedding)
- **wearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-wedding)
- **weaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaving-vs-wedding)
- **webbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-wedding)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewdding`, `wdeding`, `weddign`, `weddingg`, `weddinng`, `weddnig`, `wedidng`, `weding`, `wwedding`

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