# clouding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #49,830

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cloud

## Easily confused with
- **coding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clouding-vs-coding)
- **crowding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clouding-vs-crowding)
- **clowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clouding-vs-clowning)
- **colouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clouding-vs-colouring)
- **closing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/closing-vs-clouding)
- **cloning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cloning-vs-clouding)
- **clothing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clothing-vs-clouding)
- **clogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clogging-vs-clouding)
- **cladding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cladding-vs-clouding)
- **clocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clocking-vs-clouding)
- **clotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clotting-vs-clouding)
- **cloaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cloaking-vs-clouding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cclouding`, `cllouding`, `cloduing`, `cloudding`, `cloudign`, `cloudingg`, `cloudinng`, `cloudnig`, `clouidng`, `cluoding`, `coluding`, `lcouding`

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