# hoarding

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,411

## Definitions
1. A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
2. A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
3. A billboard.

## Etymology
From hoard (“structure”) + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **holding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoarding-vs-holding)
- **Hardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardin-vs-hoarding)
- **hearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hearing-vs-hoarding)
- **heading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heading-vs-hoarding)
- **handing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handing-vs-hoarding)
- **Harding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harding-vs-hoarding)
- **herding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herding-vs-hoarding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`haording`, `hhoarding`, `hoadring`, `hoardding`, `hoardign`, `hoardingg`, `hoardinng`, `hoardnig`, `hoaridng`, `hoarrding`, `horading`, `oharding`

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