# crippling

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #18,052

## Definitions
1. That cripples or incapacitates
2. Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.
3. Causing serious injuries, damage, or harm; damaging.

## Easily confused with
- **cropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crippling-vs-cropping)
- **clipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clipping-vs-crippling)
- **chipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chipping-vs-crippling)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccrippling`, `cirppling`, `cripling`, `criplping`, `crippilng`, `cripplign`, `cripplingg`, `cripplinng`, `cripplling`, `cripplnig`, `crpipling`, `crrippling`, `rcippling`

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