# flailing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfleɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,057

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of flail

## Easily confused with
- **flaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flailing-vs-flaming)
- **flaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flailing-vs-flaring)
- **flashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flailing-vs-flashing)
- **flapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flailing-vs-flapping)
- **filing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filing-vs-flailing)
- **falling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falling-vs-flailing)
- **failing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/failing-vs-flailing)
- **fairing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fairing-vs-flailing)
- **flagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flagging-vs-flailing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`faliling`, `fflailing`, `flaiilng`, `flailign`, `flailingg`, `flailinng`, `flailling`, `flailnig`, `flaliing`, `flialing`, `fllailing`, `lfailing`

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