# flapping

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflæpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,551

## Definitions
1. that flaps or flap

## Easily confused with
- **flaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flapping-vs-flaring)
- **flashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flapping-vs-flashing)
- **flipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flapping-vs-flipping)
- **flopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flapping-vs-flopping)
- **flaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flaming-vs-flapping)
- **flailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flailing-vs-flapping)
- **flagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flagging-vs-flapping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`falpping`, `fflapping`, `flaping`, `flapipng`, `flappign`, `flappingg`, `flappinng`, `flappnig`, `fllapping`, `flpaping`, `lfapping`

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