# cycling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,040

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cycle

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

## Easily confused with
- **cyclist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cycling-vs-cyclist)
- **cyclone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cycling-vs-cyclone)
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cling-vs-cycling)
- **cyclic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cycling)
- **calling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-cycling)
- **ceiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceiling-vs-cycling)
- **cooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cooling-vs-cycling)
- **curling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curling-vs-cycling)
- **culling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/culling-vs-cycling)
- **caching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caching-vs-cycling)
- **cabling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabling-vs-cycling)
- **circling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circling-vs-cycling)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccycling`, `ccyling`, `cyccling`, `cycilng`, `cyclign`, `cyclingg`, `cyclinng`, `cyclling`, `cyclnig`, `cylcing`, `cyycling`, `yccling`

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