# ducking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #27,130

## Definitions
1. An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
2. An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).

## Easily confused with
- **during** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducking-vs-during)
- **dumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducking-vs-dumping)
- **dusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducking-vs-dusting)
- **dunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducking-vs-dunning)
- **duckling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducking-vs-duckling)
- **docking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/docking-vs-ducking)
- **dubbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubbing-vs-ducking)
- **decking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decking-vs-ducking)

## Common misspellings (11)
`dcuking`, `dducking`, `duccking`, `ducikng`, `duckign`, `duckingg`, `duckinng`, `duckking`, `ducknig`, `dukcing`, `udcking`

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