# snoring

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,778

## Definitions
1. The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

## Easily confused with
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-string)
- **sowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-sowing)
- **staring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-staring)
- **storing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-storing)
- **soaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-soaring)
- **snowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-snowing)
- **sparing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-sparing)
- **stoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-stoning)
- **sporting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-sporting)
- **storming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-storming)
- **snorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-snorting)
- **showing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/showing-vs-snoring)
- **sharing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharing-vs-snoring)
- **smoking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smoking-vs-snoring)
- **scoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoring-vs-snoring)
- **slowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slowing-vs-snoring)
- **scaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scaring-vs-snoring)
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shoving-vs-snoring)
- **sloping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sloping-vs-snoring)

## Common misspellings (11)
`nsoring`, `snnoring`, `snoirng`, `snorign`, `snoringg`, `snorinng`, `snornig`, `snorring`, `snroing`, `sonring`, `ssnoring`

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