# slapping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈslæpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,186

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of slap

## Easily confused with
- **slaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-slaying)
- **sloping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-sloping)
- **sleeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-sleeping)
- **stopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-stopping)
- **stepping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-stepping)
- **slipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-slipping)
- **snapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-snapping)
- **stamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-stamping)
- **slashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-slashing)
- **strapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-strapping)
- **shaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaping-vs-slapping)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sipping-vs-slapping)
- **shopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-slapping)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipping-vs-slapping)
- **skipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skipping-vs-slapping)
- **slamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slamming-vs-slapping)
- **scalping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalping-vs-slapping)
- **scrapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrapping-vs-slapping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsapping`, `salpping`, `slaping`, `slapipng`, `slappign`, `slappingg`, `slappinng`, `slappnig`, `sllapping`, `slpaping`, `sslapping`

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