# clapping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklæpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,039

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of clap

## Etymology
From Middle English clappynge; equivalent to clap + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **clawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-clawing)
- **cupping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-cupping)
- **clipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-clipping)
- **cropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-cropping)
- **clashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-clashing)
- **cramping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-cramping)
- **clippings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-clippings)
- **camping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camping-vs-clapping)
- **capping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-clapping)
- **claiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claiming-vs-clapping)
- **chopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopping-vs-clapping)
- **chipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-clapping)
- **clamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-clapping)
- **cladding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cladding-vs-clapping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`calpping`, `cclapping`, `claping`, `clapipng`, `clappign`, `clappingg`, `clappinng`, `clappnig`, `cllapping`, `clpaping`, `lcapping`

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