# lapping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈlæpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #35,383

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of lap

## Etymology
From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **laying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapping-vs-laying)
- **lasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapping-vs-lasting)
- **leaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapping-vs-leaping)
- **lashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapping-vs-lashing)
- **looping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapping-vs-looping)
- **limping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lapping-vs-limping)
- **Laing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lapping)
- **lacing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacing-vs-lapping)
- **landing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landing-vs-lapping)
- **lacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacking-vs-lapping)
- **Lansing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lansing-vs-lapping)
- **lagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagging-vs-lapping)

## Common misspellings (9)
`alpping`, `laping`, `lapipng`, `lappign`, `lappingg`, `lappinng`, `lappnig`, `llapping`, `lpaping`

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