# popping

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,231

## Definitions
1. The act or sound of something that pops.
2. A style of funk dance involving rapid contractions and relaxations of the muscles to switch between poses.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`oppping`, `poping`, `popipng`, `poppign`, `poppingg`, `poppinng`, `poppnig`, `ppoping`, `ppopping`

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