# effing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,307

## Definitions
1. Bowdlerization of fucking.

## Easily confused with
- **Ewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effing-vs-ewing)
- **ending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effing-vs-ending)
- **Epping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effing-vs-epping)
- **Effie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effie-vs-effing)
- **eating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eating-vs-effing)
- **easing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/easing-vs-effing)
- **edging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edging-vs-effing)
- **Ealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-effing)
- **effigy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/effigy-vs-effing)

## Common misspellings (7)
`effign`, `effingg`, `effinng`, `effnig`, `efifng`, `efing`, `fefing`

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