# rafting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹɑːftɪŋ/ · frequency rank #35,903

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of raft

## Easily confused with
- **rating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-rating)
- **raging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raging)
- **raping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raping)
- **raving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raving)
- **raking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raking)
- **raising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raising)
- **ranging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-ranging)
- **ranking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-ranking)
- **resting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-resting)
- **raining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raining)
- **renting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-renting)
- **rooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-rooting)
- **routing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-routing)
- **rotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-rotting)
- **raiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-raiding)
- **railing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-railing)
- **rapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-rapping)
- **ranting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-ranting)
- **ramming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-ramming)
- **rusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-rusting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`arfting`, `raffting`, `rafitng`, `raftign`, `raftingg`, `raftinng`, `raftnig`, `raftting`, `ratfing`, `rfating`, `rrafting`

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