# scouting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,053

## Definitions
1. The act of one who scouts.
2. The Scout Movement.
3. The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.

## Easily confused with
- **shooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-shooting)
- **sporting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-sporting)
- **shouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-shouting)
- **scrutiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-scrutiny)
- **spotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-spotting)
- **snorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-snorting)
- **spouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-spouting)
- **shorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-shorting)
- **sprouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-sprouting)
- **scoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoring-vs-scouting)
- **scoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoping-vs-scouting)
- **scouring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouring-vs-scouting)
- **scolding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scolding-vs-scouting)
- **scooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooping-vs-scouting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`csouting`, `sccouting`, `scotuing`, `scouitng`, `scoutign`, `scoutingg`, `scoutinng`, `scoutnig`, `scoutting`, `scuoting`, `socuting`, `sscouting`

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