# putting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,465

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of put

## Etymology
From put + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putin-vs-putting)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puking-vs-putting)
- **pushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pushing-vs-putting)
- **posting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posting-vs-putting)
- **pulling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulling-vs-putting)
- **pumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pumping-vs-putting)
- **pudding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pudding-vs-putting)
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parting-vs-putting)
- **plating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plating-vs-putting)
- **petting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petting-vs-putting)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitting-vs-putting)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panting-vs-putting)
- **purging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purging-vs-putting)
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patting-vs-putting)
- **pulsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulsing-vs-putting)
- **puffing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffing-vs-putting)
- **pasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasting-vs-putting)
- **purring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purring-vs-putting)
- **potting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potting-vs-putting)
- **pouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pouting-vs-putting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`pputting`, `ptuting`, `puting`, `putitng`, `puttign`, `puttingg`, `puttinng`, `puttnig`, `uptting`

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