# pinning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,544

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pin

## Easily confused with
- **piping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-piping)
- **pissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-pissing)
- **pruning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-pruning)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-pitting)
- **planing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-planing)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-punting)
- **planning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-planning)
- **printing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-printing)
- **pointing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinning-vs-pointing)
- **piling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pinning)
- **pining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pinning)
- **picking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picking-vs-pinning)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pending-vs-pinning)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panting-vs-pinning)
- **phoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phoning-vs-pinning)
- **panning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panning-vs-pinning)
- **penning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penning-vs-pinning)
- **piecing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piecing-vs-pinning)
- **pimping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pimping-vs-pinning)
- **pinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinging-vs-pinning)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipnning`, `pininng`, `pinnign`, `pinningg`, `pinninng`, `pinnnig`, `pnining`, `ppinning`

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