# frosting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɒst.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,154

## Definitions
1. Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
2. A layer of frost.
3. The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.

## Etymology
From frost + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **frowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frosting-vs-frowning)
- **fruiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frosting-vs-fruiting)
- **fasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fasting-vs-frosting)
- **footing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footing-vs-frosting)
- **fisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fisting-vs-frosting)
- **floating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floating-vs-frosting)
- **fronting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fronting-vs-frosting)
- **feasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feasting-vs-frosting)
- **fretting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretting-vs-frosting)
- **flossing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flossing-vs-frosting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffrosting`, `forsting`, `frositng`, `frossting`, `frostign`, `frostingg`, `frostinng`, `frostnig`, `frostting`, `frotsing`, `frrosting`, `frsoting`, `rfosting`

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