# potting

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,317

## Definitions
1. The placing of something in a pot.
2. The making of pottery.

## Easily confused with
- **putting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potting-vs-putting)
- **pouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potting-vs-pouring)
- **pouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potting-vs-pouting)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potting-vs-punting)
- **posing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posing-vs-potting)
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-potting)
- **posting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posting-vs-potting)
- **popping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/popping-vs-potting)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parting-vs-potting)
- **plating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plating-vs-potting)
- **petting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-potting)
- **pooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-potting)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitting-vs-potting)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panting-vs-potting)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooling-vs-potting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patting-vs-potting)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasting-vs-potting)
- **porting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/porting-vs-potting)
- **pointing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointing-vs-potting)
- **postings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/postings-vs-potting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`optting`, `poting`, `potitng`, `pottign`, `pottingg`, `pottinng`, `pottnig`, `ppotting`, `ptoting`

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