# dogging

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɔɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #42,612

## Definitions
1. The act of one who dogs or harasses.
2. The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.
3. The job of killing wild dogs and dingos in a rural area.

## Easily confused with
- **doing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogging-vs-doing)
- **doping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogging-vs-doping)
- **dozing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogging-vs-dozing)
- **downing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogging-vs-downing)
- **dragging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogging-vs-dragging)
- **drugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dogging-vs-drugging)
- **doggie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doggie-vs-dogging)
- **digging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/digging-vs-dogging)
- **docking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/docking-vs-dogging)
- **dodging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodging-vs-dogging)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddogging`, `dgoging`, `doggign`, `doggingg`, `dogginng`, `doggnig`, `dogigng`, `doging`, `odgging`

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