# pounding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,587

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pound

## Easily confused with
- **pouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounding-vs-pouring)
- **pudding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounding-vs-pudding)
- **pruning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounding-vs-pruning)
- **pouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounding-vs-pouting)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pounding-vs-punting)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pending-vs-pounding)
- **pointing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pointing-vs-pounding)
- **plunging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plunging-vs-pounding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`opunding`, `ponuding`, `poudning`, `poundding`, `poundign`, `poundingg`, `poundinng`, `poundnig`, `pounidng`, `pounnding`, `ppounding`, `puonding`

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