# scolding

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/ · frequency rank #35,500

## Definitions
1. An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.

## Etymology
From scold + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **scoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scolding-vs-scoring)
- **scoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scolding-vs-scoping)
- **scouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scolding-vs-scouting)
- **scouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scolding-vs-scouring)
- **scooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scolding-vs-scooping)
- **scaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scaling-vs-scolding)
- **scalding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalding-vs-scolding)
- **scalping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalping-vs-scolding)

## Common misspellings (13)
`csolding`, `sccolding`, `scloding`, `scodling`, `scoldding`, `scoldign`, `scoldingg`, `scoldinng`, `scoldnig`, `scolidng`, `scollding`, `soclding`, `sscolding`

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