# shedding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃɛdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,240

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of shed

## Easily confused with
- **spending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-spending)
- **speeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-speeding)
- **shelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-shelling)
- **shelving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-shelving)
- **sheeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-sheeting)
- **sledding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-sledding)
- **shredding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-shredding)
- **sending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sending-vs-shedding)
- **shading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shading-vs-shedding)
- **seeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeding-vs-shedding)
- **shearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearing-vs-shedding)
- **seedling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seedling-vs-shedding)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsedding`, `sehdding`, `shdeding`, `sheddign`, `sheddingg`, `sheddinng`, `sheddnig`, `shedidng`, `sheding`, `shhedding`, `sshedding`

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