# nudging

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #47,800

## Definitions
1. The act of giving a nudge; pushing, touching.
2. Hinting or influencing people's choices (according to nudge theory); softly controlling.

## Easily confused with
- **nursing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nudging-vs-nursing)
- **numbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nudging-vs-numbing)
- **nagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-nudging)
- **nodding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nodding-vs-nudging)

## Common misspellings (11)
`nduging`, `nnudging`, `nuddging`, `nudgging`, `nudgign`, `nudgingg`, `nudginng`, `nudgnig`, `nudigng`, `nugding`, `undging`

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