# peaking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,861

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of peak

## Easily confused with
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-poking)
- **Peking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peking)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-puking)
- **playing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-playing)
- **picking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-picking)
- **placing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-placing)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-pending)
- **praying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-praying)
- **Perkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-perkins)
- **peeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peeling)
- **plating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-plating)
- **petting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-petting)
- **peering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peering)
- **phasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-phasing)
- **peeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peeking)
- **peeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peeping)
- **pecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-pecking)
- **planing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-planing)
- **penning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-penning)
- **pegging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-pegging)

## Common misspellings (10)
`epaking`, `paeking`, `peaikng`, `peakign`, `peakingg`, `peakinng`, `peakking`, `peaknig`, `pekaing`, `ppeaking`

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