# prompting

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,097

## Definitions
1. The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.
2. The action of inputting prompts to an artificial intelligence system.

## Easily confused with
- **propping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prompting-vs-propping)
- **promoting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promoting-vs-prompting)
- **promising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promising-vs-prompting)

## Common misspellings (15)
`pormpting`, `pprompting`, `prmopting`, `prommpting`, `prompitng`, `promppting`, `promptign`, `promptingg`, `promptinng`, `promptnig`, `promptting`, `promtping`, `propmting`, `prrompting`, `rpompting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prompting