# pouting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #41,816

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pout

## Etymology
From pout + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouting-vs-putin)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouting-vs-puking)
- **putting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouting-vs-putting)
- **pruning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouting-vs-pruning)
- **punting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouting-vs-punting)
- **posing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posing-vs-pouting)
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poking-vs-pouting)
- **posting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posting-vs-pouting)
- **pouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouring-vs-pouting)
- **popping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/popping-vs-pouting)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parting-vs-pouting)
- **plating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plating-vs-pouting)
- **petting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-pouting)
- **pausing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pausing-vs-pouting)
- **pooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooping-vs-pouting)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitting-vs-pouting)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panting-vs-pouting)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooling-vs-pouting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patting-vs-pouting)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasting-vs-pouting)

## Common misspellings (10)
`oputing`, `potuing`, `pouitng`, `poutign`, `poutingg`, `poutinng`, `poutnig`, `poutting`, `ppouting`, `puoting`

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