# panning

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpænɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,015

## Definitions
1. The act of one who pans, as for gold.
2. Material that has been panned.
3. The act by which a sound is panned.
4. Thorough criticism.

## Easily confused with
- **paying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-paying)
- **paving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-paving)
- **pining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pining)
- **passing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-passing)
- **parking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-parking)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pending)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-parting)
- **pinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pinning)
- **pruning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pruning)
- **pausing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pausing)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-panting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-patting)
- **parsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-parsing)
- **phoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-phoning)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pasting)
- **planing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-planing)
- **penning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-penning)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-punting)
- **pinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pinging)
- **planning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-planning)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apnning`, `paning`, `paninng`, `pannign`, `panningg`, `panninng`, `pannnig`, `pnaning`, `ppanning`

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