# dropping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,079

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of drop

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

## Easily confused with
- **drowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dropping-vs-drowning)
- **doping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doping-vs-dropping)
- **dipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dipping-vs-dropping)
- **dripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dripping-vs-dropping)
- **drooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drooling-vs-dropping)
- **drooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drooping-vs-dropping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddropping`, `dorpping`, `droping`, `dropipng`, `droppign`, `droppingg`, `droppinng`, `droppnig`, `drpoping`, `drropping`, `rdopping`

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