# clipping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,617

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of clip

## Etymology
By surface analysis, clip + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **cupping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clipping-vs-cupping)
- **cropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clipping-vs-cropping)
- **crippling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clipping-vs-crippling)
- **clippings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clipping-vs-clippings)
- **capping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capping-vs-clipping)
- **climbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climbing-vs-clipping)
- **clicking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clicking-vs-clipping)
- **chopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chopping-vs-clipping)
- **clapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapping-vs-clipping)
- **clinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clinging-vs-clipping)
- **chipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-clipping)
- **clamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clamping-vs-clipping)
- **chirping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chirping-vs-clipping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cclipping`, `cilpping`, `cliping`, `clipipng`, `clippign`, `clippingg`, `clippinng`, `clippnig`, `cllipping`, `clpiping`, `lcipping`

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