# widening

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,386

## Definitions
1. Growing wider or farther apart.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`iwdening`, `wdiening`, `widdening`, `wideinng`, `widenign`, `wideningg`, `wideninng`, `widennig`, `widenning`, `widneing`, `wiedning`, `wwidening`

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