# sneaking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,793

## Definitions
1. The act of one who sneaks.

## Easily confused with
- **soaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-soaking)
- **staking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-staking)
- **speaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-speaking)
- **stealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-stealing)
- **sweating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-sweating)
- **swearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-swearing)
- **steaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-steaming)
- **sneezing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-sneezing)
- **streaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-streaking)
- **squeaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneaking-vs-squeaking)
- **seeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeking-vs-sneaking)
- **shaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaking-vs-sneaking)
- **seating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seating-vs-sneaking)
- **sealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-sneaking)
- **searing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/searing-vs-sneaking)
- **shearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearing-vs-sneaking)

## Common misspellings (12)
`nseaking`, `senaking`, `snaeking`, `sneaikng`, `sneakign`, `sneakingg`, `sneakinng`, `sneakking`, `sneaknig`, `snekaing`, `snneaking`, `ssneaking`

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