# creeping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,894

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of creep

## Etymology
From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **cropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creeping-vs-cropping)
- **creating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creating-vs-creeping)
- **cheering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheering-vs-creeping)
- **cramping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cramping-vs-creeping)
- **creaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creaking-vs-creeping)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccreeping`, `cereping`, `creeipng`, `creepign`, `creepingg`, `creepinng`, `creepnig`, `creepping`, `crepeing`, `creping`, `crreeping`, `rceeping`

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