# chipping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,491

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of chip

## Etymology
From chip + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **cupping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-cupping)
- **chopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-chopping)
- **clapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-clapping)
- **clipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-clipping)
- **cropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-cropping)
- **chirping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-chirping)
- **chomping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-chomping)
- **crippling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-crippling)
- **clippings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-clippings)
- **capping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-chipping)
- **chiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiming-vs-chipping)
- **chilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilling-vs-chipping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cchipping`, `chhipping`, `chiping`, `chipipng`, `chippign`, `chippingg`, `chippinng`, `chippnig`, `chpiping`, `cihpping`, `hcipping`

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