# goofing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡuːfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #43,672

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of goof

## Easily confused with
- **growing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofing-vs-growing)
- **gosling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofing-vs-gosling)
- **groping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofing-vs-groping)
- **gouging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofing-vs-gouging)
- **grooming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofing-vs-grooming)
- **going** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-goofing)
- **glowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glowing-vs-goofing)
- **Golding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golding-vs-goofing)
- **Gooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gooding-vs-goofing)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggoofing`, `gofing`, `gofoing`, `gooffing`, `goofign`, `goofingg`, `goofinng`, `goofnig`, `gooifng`, `ogofing`

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