# petting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɛtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,244

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pet

## Easily confused with
- **putting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-putting)
- **posting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-posting)
- **plating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-plating)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-pitting)
- **potting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-potting)
- **pouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-pouting)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-punting)
- **porting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-porting)
- **Peking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peking-vs-petting)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pending-vs-petting)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parting-vs-petting)
- **peeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-petting)
- **peaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-petting)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panting-vs-petting)
- **peering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peering-vs-petting)
- **peeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-petting)
- **peeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeping-vs-petting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patting-vs-petting)
- **pecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pecking-vs-petting)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasting-vs-petting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eptting`, `peting`, `petitng`, `pettign`, `pettingg`, `pettinng`, `pettnig`, `ppetting`, `pteting`

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