# bullying

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,424

## Definitions
1. An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
2. Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

## Etymology
From bully + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **buying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bullying-vs-buying)
- **burying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bullying-vs-burying)
- **billing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billing-vs-bullying)
- **bulging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulging-vs-bullying)
- **balling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balling-vs-bullying)
- **building** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/building-vs-bullying)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbullying`, `blulying`, `bulliyng`, `bullyign`, `bullyingg`, `bullyinng`, `bullynig`, `bullyying`, `bulying`, `bulyling`, `ubllying`

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