# pooping

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpuːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,673

## Definitions
1. The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the poop (stern) of a vessel.

## Easily confused with
- **posing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-posing)
- **posting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-posting)
- **proving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-proving)
- **pouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-pouring)
- **popping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-popping)
- **pumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-pumping)
- **probing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-probing)
- **potting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-potting)
- **pouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-pouting)
- **porting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-porting)
- **proofing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-proofing)
- **propping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-propping)
- **piping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piping-vs-pooping)
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pooping)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooling-vs-pooping)
- **peeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeping-vs-pooping)
- **phoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phoning-vs-pooping)
- **pimping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pimping-vs-pooping)

## Common misspellings (9)
`opoping`, `pooipng`, `poopign`, `poopingg`, `poopinng`, `poopnig`, `poopping`, `popoing`, `ppooping`

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