# confounding

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #35,661

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of confound

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

## Easily confused with
- **compounding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compounding-vs-confounding)

## Common misspellings (17)
`cconfounding`, `cnofounding`, `cofnounding`, `conffounding`, `confonuding`, `confoudning`, `confoundding`, `confoundign`, `confoundingg`, `confoundinng`, `confoundnig`, `confounidng`, `confounnding`, `confuonding`, `connfounding`, `conofunding`, `ocnfounding`

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