# painting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,494

## Definitions
1. An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
2. The action of applying paint to a surface.
3. The same activity as an art form.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **pining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pining)
- **pairing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pairing)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-parting)
- **pinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pinning)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pitting)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-panting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-patting)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pasting)
- **panning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-panning)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-punting)
- **pinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pinging)
- **printing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-printing)
- **pointing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-pointing)
- **planting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-planting)
- **paintings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-paintings)
- **parenting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-parenting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apinting`, `painitng`, `painnting`, `paintign`, `paintingg`, `paintinng`, `paintnig`, `paintting`, `paitning`, `paniting`, `pianting`, `ppainting`

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