# peeking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #30,532

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of peek

## Easily confused with
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-poking)
- **Peking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-peking)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-puking)
- **picking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-picking)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-pending)
- **Perkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-perkins)
- **peeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-peeling)
- **petting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-petting)
- **peering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-peering)
- **peeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-peeping)
- **penning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-penning)
- **piecing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-piecing)
- **pegging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-pegging)
- **parking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parking-vs-peeking)
- **packing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packing-vs-peeking)
- **peaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peeking)
- **pecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pecking-vs-peeking)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epeking`, `peeikng`, `peekign`, `peekingg`, `peekinng`, `peekking`, `peeknig`, `pekeing`, `ppeeking`

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