# gripping

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,091

## Definitions
1. Which catches someone's attention; exciting

## Easily confused with
- **groping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gripping-vs-groping)
- **grouping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gripping-vs-grouping)
- **grinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinding-vs-gripping)
- **grieving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-gripping)
- **grasping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grasping-vs-gripping)
- **grinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinning-vs-gripping)
- **grilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grilling-vs-gripping)
- **grappling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grappling-vs-gripping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggripping`, `girpping`, `griping`, `gripipng`, `grippign`, `grippingg`, `grippinng`, `grippnig`, `grpiping`, `grripping`, `rgipping`

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