# rigging

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,788

## Definitions
1. Dress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
2. Similar supporting material used for construction work, or in film, theater, etc.
3. The shiplike mechanical components and weaponry attached to a shipgirl.

## Etymology
From Middle English riggyng, ryggyng, riggynge, equivalent to rig + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **rising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigging-vs-rising)
- **ringing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigging-vs-ringing)
- **ripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigging-vs-ripping)
- **risking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigging-vs-risking)
- **rinsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rigging-vs-rinsing)
- **riding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riding-vs-rigging)
- **raging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raging-vs-rigging)
- **ranging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranging-vs-rigging)
- **rifling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rifling-vs-rigging)
- **reigning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reigning-vs-rigging)

## Common misspellings (9)
`irgging`, `rgiging`, `riggign`, `riggingg`, `rigginng`, `riggnig`, `rigigng`, `riging`, `rrigging`

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