# slipping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈslɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,464

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of slip

## Easily confused with
- **sloping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-sloping)
- **sniping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-sniping)
- **stopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-stopping)
- **stepping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-stepping)
- **snapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-snapping)
- **stripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-stripping)
- **sliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sliding-vs-slipping)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sipping-vs-slipping)
- **slicing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slicing-vs-slipping)
- **shopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-slipping)
- **sleeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleeping-vs-slipping)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipping-vs-slipping)
- **skipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skipping-vs-slipping)
- **slapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-slipping)
- **slimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slimming-vs-slipping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsipping`, `silpping`, `sliping`, `slipipng`, `slippign`, `slippingg`, `slippinng`, `slippnig`, `sllipping`, `slpiping`, `sslipping`

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