# plucking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈplʌkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,638

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pluck

## Easily confused with
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plucking-vs-puking)
- **plumbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plucking-vs-plumbing)
- **plugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plucking-vs-plugging)
- **plunging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plucking-vs-plunging)
- **picking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picking-vs-plucking)
- **placing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placing-vs-plucking)
- **packing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packing-vs-plucking)
- **pecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pecking-vs-plucking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`lpucking`, `plcuking`, `pllucking`, `pluccking`, `plucikng`, `pluckign`, `pluckingg`, `pluckinng`, `pluckking`, `plucknig`, `plukcing`, `pplucking`, `pulcking`

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