# clowning

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklaʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #45,280

## Definitions
1. Clownish behavior.
2. The practice and study thereof.

## Easily confused with
- **coining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clowning-vs-coining)
- **crowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clowning-vs-crowning)
- **crowding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clowning-vs-crowding)
- **closing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/closing-vs-clowning)
- **cloning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cloning-vs-clowning)
- **clawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clawing-vs-clowning)
- **clothing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clothing-vs-clowning)
- **cleaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaning-vs-clowning)
- **clogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clogging-vs-clowning)
- **clocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clocking-vs-clowning)
- **clotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clotting-vs-clowning)
- **cloaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cloaking-vs-clowning)
- **clouding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clouding-vs-clowning)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cclowning`, `cllowning`, `clonwing`, `clowinng`, `clownign`, `clowningg`, `clowninng`, `clownnig`, `clownning`, `clowwning`, `clwoning`, `colwning`, `lcowning`

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