# climbing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,865

## Definitions
1. The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
2. Climb; ascent.

## Etymology
From Middle English clymbyng; equivalent to climb + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **combing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climbing-vs-combing)
- **clinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climbing-vs-clinging)
- **clipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climbing-vs-clipping)
- **clubbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climbing-vs-clubbing)
- **chiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiming-vs-climbing)
- **claiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claiming-vs-climbing)
- **clicking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clicking-vs-climbing)
- **clamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-climbing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cclimbing`, `cilmbing`, `clibming`, `climbbing`, `climbign`, `climbingg`, `climbinng`, `climbnig`, `climibng`, `climmbing`, `cllimbing`, `clmibing`, `lcimbing`

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