# paddling

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #31,689

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of paddle

## Etymology
From paddle + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **pudding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddling-vs-pudding)
- **peddling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddling-vs-peddling)
- **paneling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paddling-vs-paneling)
- **padding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padding-vs-paddling)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apddling`, `paddilng`, `paddlign`, `paddlingg`, `paddlinng`, `paddlling`, `paddlnig`, `padlding`, `padling`, `pdadling`, `ppaddling`

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