# grooming

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,038

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of groom

## Easily confused with
- **growing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grooming-vs-growing)
- **groping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grooming-vs-groping)
- **grouping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grooming-vs-grouping)
- **growling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grooming-vs-growling)
- **goofing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goofing-vs-grooming)
- **Gooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gooding-vs-grooming)
- **groaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/groaning-vs-grooming)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ggrooming`, `goroming`, `groming`, `gromoing`, `grooimng`, `groomign`, `groomingg`, `groominng`, `groomming`, `groomnig`, `grrooming`, `rgooming`

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