# scanning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈskænɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,931

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of scan

## Easily confused with
- **scaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-scaring)
- **sinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-sinning)
- **standing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-standing)
- **stunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-stunning)
- **spinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-spinning)
- **spanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-spanning)
- **spanking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-spanking)
- **scarring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-scarring)
- **scathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-scathing)
- **shunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanning-vs-shunning)
- **scaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scaling-vs-scanning)
- **sanding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanding-vs-scanning)
- **scalding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalding-vs-scanning)
- **scalping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalping-vs-scanning)

## Common misspellings (11)
`csanning`, `sacnning`, `scaning`, `scaninng`, `scannign`, `scanningg`, `scanninng`, `scannnig`, `sccanning`, `scnaning`, `sscanning`

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