# guarding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,333

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of guard

## Easily confused with
- **guiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guarding-vs-guiding)
- **grading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grading-vs-guarding)
- **gearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gearing-vs-guarding)
- **glaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaring-vs-guarding)
- **Guardia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guardia-vs-guarding)
- **guardian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guardian-vs-guarding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gaurding`, `gguarding`, `guadring`, `guardding`, `guardign`, `guardingg`, `guardinng`, `guardnig`, `guaridng`, `guarrding`, `gurading`, `ugarding`

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