# nagging

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #20,439

## Definitions
1. Persistently annoying or painful.

## Easily confused with
- **naming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-naming)
- **nailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-nailing)
- **napping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-napping)
- **Nanjing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-nanjing)
- **Nanking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-nanking)
- **nudging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-nudging)

## Common misspellings (9)
`angging`, `naggign`, `naggingg`, `nagginng`, `naggnig`, `nagigng`, `naging`, `ngaging`, `nnagging`

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