# padding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpædɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,054

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pad

## Etymology
From pad + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **paying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-paying)
- **paving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-paving)
- **paging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-paging)
- **passing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-passing)
- **parking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-parking)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-pending)
- **pudding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-pudding)
- **pairing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-pairing)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-parting)
- **pausing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-pausing)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-panting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-patting)
- **parsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-parsing)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-pasting)
- **panning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-panning)
- **peddling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-peddling)
- **paddling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-paddling)
- **parading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-parading)
- **prodding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-prodding)
- **plodding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-plodding)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apdding`, `paddign`, `paddingg`, `paddinng`, `paddnig`, `padidng`, `pading`, `pdading`, `ppadding`

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