# digging

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/ · frequency rank #7,217

## Definitions
1. The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
2. A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
3. Accommodation; lodgings; digs.
4. Region; locality.

## Easily confused with
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dining)
- **diving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-diving)
- **dipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dipping)
- **dodging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dodging)
- **dishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dishing)
- **dogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dogging)
- **dimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dimming)
- **dissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dissing)
- **dragging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dragging)
- **drugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-drugging)
- **dieting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dieting-vs-digging)
- **dialing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dialing-vs-digging)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddigging`, `dgiging`, `diggign`, `diggingg`, `digginng`, `diggnig`, `digigng`, `diging`, `idgging`

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