# fiddling

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #31,176

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of fiddle

## Easily confused with
- **filing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiddling-vs-filing)
- **finding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiddling-vs-finding)
- **filling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiddling-vs-filling)
- **fondling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiddling-vs-fondling)

## Common misspellings (11)
`fdidling`, `ffiddling`, `fiddilng`, `fiddlign`, `fiddlingg`, `fiddlinng`, `fiddlling`, `fiddlnig`, `fidlding`, `fidling`, `ifddling`

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