# prowling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,709

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of prowl

## Easily confused with
- **proving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proving-vs-prowling)
- **probing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probing-vs-prowling)
- **prolong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prolong-vs-prowling)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pooling-vs-prowling)
- **proofing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proofing-vs-prowling)
- **propping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/propping-vs-prowling)
- **prodding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prodding-vs-prowling)
- **profiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profiling-vs-prowling)

## Common misspellings (13)
`porwling`, `pprowling`, `prolwing`, `prowilng`, `prowlign`, `prowlingg`, `prowlinng`, `prowlling`, `prowlnig`, `prowwling`, `prrowling`, `prwoling`, `rpowling`

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