# whitening

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,085

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of whiten

## Easily confused with
- **whiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitening-vs-whiting)
- **widening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitening-vs-widening)
- **whining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whining-vs-whitening)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hwitening`, `whhitening`, `whietning`, `whiteinng`, `whitenign`, `whiteningg`, `whiteninng`, `whitennig`, `whitenning`, `whitneing`, `whittening`, `whtiening`, `wihtening`, `wwhitening`

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