# sniping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsnaɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #31,769

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of snipe

## Easily confused with
- **snoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniping-vs-snoring)
- **snowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniping-vs-snowing)
- **spiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniping-vs-spiking)
- **suiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniping-vs-suiting)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skiing-vs-sniping)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siding-vs-sniping)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sniping)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siting-vs-sniping)
- **smiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-sniping)
- **sailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sniping)
- **shining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-sniping)
- **sliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sliding-vs-sniping)
- **shaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaping-vs-sniping)
- **seizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seizing-vs-sniping)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sipping-vs-sniping)
- **slicing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slicing-vs-sniping)
- **sloping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sloping-vs-sniping)
- **scoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoping-vs-sniping)
- **seeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeping-vs-sniping)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipping-vs-sniping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`nsiping`, `sinping`, `sniipng`, `snipign`, `snipingg`, `snipinng`, `snipnig`, `snipping`, `snniping`, `snpiing`, `ssniping`

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