# boarding

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #7,530

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of board

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

## Easily confused with
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boarding-vs-boring)
- **bonding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boarding-vs-bonding)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boarding-vs-boating)
- **branding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boarding-vs-branding)
- **boasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boarding-vs-boasting)
- **bounding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boarding-vs-bounding)
- **baring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baring-vs-boarding)
- **bearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearing-vs-boarding)
- **barking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barking-vs-boarding)
- **barring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-boarding)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaring-vs-boarding)
- **balding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balding-vs-boarding)
- **banding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banding-vs-boarding)
- **birding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/birding-vs-boarding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`baording`, `bboarding`, `boadring`, `boardding`, `boardign`, `boardingg`, `boardinng`, `boardnig`, `boaridng`, `boarrding`, `borading`, `obarding`

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