# capping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkapɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,027

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cap

## Etymology
From cap + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **caring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-caring)
- **coping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-coping)
- **casing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-casing)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-caving)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-causing)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-casting)
- **copying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-copying)
- **carving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-carving)
- **cupping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-cupping)
- **chopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-chopping)
- **clapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-clapping)
- **clipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-clipping)
- **chipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-chipping)
- **cropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-cropping)
- **clamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-clamping)
- **cramping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-cramping)
- **calling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-capping)
- **camping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camping-vs-capping)
- **canning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canning-vs-capping)
- **caching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caching-vs-capping)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acpping`, `caping`, `capipng`, `cappign`, `cappingg`, `cappinng`, `cappnig`, `ccapping`, `cpaping`

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