# grappling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,813

## Definitions
1. An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
2. A grappling hook or grappling iron.
3. A small anchor; a grapnel.

## Easily confused with
- **gripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grappling-vs-gripping)
- **grasping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grappling-vs-grasping)
- **grayling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grappling-vs-grayling)

## Common misspellings (13)
`garppling`, `ggrappling`, `grapling`, `graplping`, `grappilng`, `grapplign`, `grapplingg`, `grapplinng`, `grapplling`, `grapplnig`, `grpapling`, `grrappling`, `rgappling`

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