# blocking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈblɒkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,860

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of block

## Easily confused with
- **blowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocking-vs-blowing)
- **booking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocking-vs-booking)
- **bucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocking-vs-bucking)
- **blogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocking-vs-blogging)
- **blooming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blocking-vs-blooming)
- **backing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backing-vs-blocking)
- **blinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blinking-vs-blocking)
- **bloating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-blocking)
- **blacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blocking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bblocking`, `blcoking`, `bllocking`, `bloccking`, `blocikng`, `blockign`, `blockingg`, `blockinng`, `blockking`, `blocknig`, `blokcing`, `bolcking`, `lbocking`

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