# shopping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,129

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of shop

## Etymology
By surface analysis, shop + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **showing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-showing)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-sipping)
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-shoving)
- **sloping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-sloping)
- **stopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-stopping)
- **stepping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-stepping)
- **shouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-shouting)
- **slipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-slipping)
- **skipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-skipping)
- **snapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-snapping)
- **slapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-slapping)
- **stomping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-stomping)
- **shorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-shorting)
- **swooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-swooping)
- **shaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaping-vs-shopping)
- **scoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoping-vs-shopping)
- **shooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooting-vs-shopping)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipping-vs-shopping)
- **shocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shopping)
- **scooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooping-vs-shopping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsopping`, `shhopping`, `shoping`, `shopipng`, `shoppign`, `shoppingg`, `shoppinng`, `shoppnig`, `shpoping`, `sohpping`, `sshopping`

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