# clamping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklæmpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,323

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of clamp

## Easily confused with
- **clawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-clawing)
- **climbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-climbing)
- **clapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-clapping)
- **clipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-clipping)
- **clashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-clashing)
- **cramping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-cramping)
- **cramming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-cramming)
- **camping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camping-vs-clamping)
- **capping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-clamping)
- **claiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claiming-vs-clamping)
- **cladding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cladding-vs-clamping)
- **chomping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chomping-vs-clamping)

## Common misspellings (13)
`calmping`, `cclamping`, `clamipng`, `clammping`, `clampign`, `clampingg`, `clampinng`, `clampnig`, `clampping`, `clapming`, `cllamping`, `clmaping`, `lcamping`

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