# poking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpəʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,997

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of poke

## Easily confused with
- **pong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pong)
- **posing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-posing)
- **prying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-prying)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-puking)
- **posting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-posting)
- **proving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-proving)
- **pouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pouring)
- **popping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-popping)
- **probing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-probing)
- **pooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pooping)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pooling)
- **potting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-potting)
- **pouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pouting)
- **porting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-porting)
- **ping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ping-vs-poking)
- **point** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/point-vs-poking)
- **paying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paying-vs-poking)
- **paving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paving-vs-poking)
- **piping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piping-vs-poking)
- **pacing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacing-vs-poking)

## Common misspellings (9)
`opking`, `pkoing`, `poikng`, `pokign`, `pokingg`, `pokinng`, `pokking`, `poknig`, `ppoking`

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