# Worthing

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwəːðɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,169

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
* The name of the village in Norfolk derives from Old English worþig (“enclosure”).
* The name of the town in West Sussex derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”).

## Easily confused with
- **writhing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/worthing-vs-writhing)
- **working** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/working-vs-worthing)
- **wording** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wording-vs-worthing)
- **worrying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/worrying-vs-worthing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`owrthing`, `worhting`, `worrthing`, `worthhing`, `worthign`, `worthingg`, `worthinng`, `worthnig`, `wortihng`, `wortthing`, `wotrhing`, `wrothing`, `wworthing`

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