# feeding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfiːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,448

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of feed

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

## Easily confused with
- **feeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-feeling)
- **finding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-finding)
- **funding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-funding)
- **folding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-folding)
- **fleeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-fleeing)
- **fencing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-fencing)
- **Fleming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-fleming)
- **freeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-freeing)
- **fueling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-fueling)
- **flexing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-flexing)
- **felling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-felling)
- **feuding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-feuding)
- **feelings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-feelings)
- **freezing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-freezing)
- **fielding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-fielding)
- **fleeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-fleeting)
- **fading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fading-vs-feeding)

## Common misspellings (10)
`efeding`, `fedeing`, `feding`, `feedding`, `feedign`, `feedingg`, `feedinng`, `feednig`, `feeidng`, `ffeeding`

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