# gilding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,255

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of gild

## Easily confused with
- **giving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-giving)
- **guiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-guiding)
- **grading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-grading)
- **gliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-gliding)
- **Golding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-golding)
- **Gooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-gooding)
- **grinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-grinding)
- **grilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-grilling)
- **gifting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gifting-vs-gilding)
- **gelding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gelding-vs-gilding)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggilding`, `gidling`, `gildding`, `gildign`, `gildingg`, `gildinng`, `gildnig`, `gilidng`, `gillding`, `iglding`

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