# bleeding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,212

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of bleed

## Etymology
By surface analysis, bleed + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **breeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bleeding-vs-breeding)
- **blessing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bleeding-vs-blessing)
- **blending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bleeding-vs-blending)
- **blinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bleeding-vs-blinding)
- **bending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bending-vs-bleeding)
- **bedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedding-vs-bleeding)
- **beeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beeping-vs-bleeding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbleeding`, `beleding`, `bledeing`, `bleding`, `bleedding`, `bleedign`, `bleedingg`, `bleedinng`, `bleednig`, `bleeidng`, `blleeding`, `lbeeding`

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