# buzzing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,015

## Definitions
1. gerund of buzz
2. The sound produced by something that buzzes.

## Etymology
From buzz + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **buying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buying-vs-buzzing)
- **burning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burning-vs-buzzing)
- **blazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blazing-vs-buzzing)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busting-vs-buzzing)
- **burying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burying-vs-buzzing)
- **bumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bumping-vs-buzzing)
- **budding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/budding-vs-buzzing)
- **bugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bugging-vs-buzzing)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunting-vs-buzzing)
- **bulging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulging-vs-buzzing)
- **bucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bucking-vs-buzzing)
- **butting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/butting-vs-buzzing)
- **bushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bushing-vs-buzzing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbuzzing`, `buzing`, `buzizng`, `buzzign`, `buzzingg`, `buzzinng`, `buzznig`, `bzuzing`, `ubzzing`

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