# flossing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,465

## Definitions
1. The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
2. The use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.
3. The performance of the floss dance move.

## Easily confused with
- **flowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flossing-vs-flowing)
- **fussing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flossing-vs-fussing)
- **flushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flossing-vs-flushing)
- **frosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flossing-vs-frosting)
- **floating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floating-vs-flossing)
- **flooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flooding-vs-flossing)
- **flashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flashing-vs-flossing)
- **flooring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flooring-vs-flossing)
- **flogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flogging-vs-flossing)
- **flopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flopping-vs-flossing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`fflossing`, `fllossing`, `flosing`, `flosisng`, `flossign`, `flossingg`, `flossinng`, `flossnig`, `flsosing`, `folssing`, `lfossing`

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