# spoofing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #47,347

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of spoof

## Easily confused with
- **sporting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoofing-vs-sporting)
- **spotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoofing-vs-spotting)
- **spouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoofing-vs-spouting)
- **swooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoofing-vs-swooping)
- **shooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooting-vs-spoofing)
- **spoiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiling-vs-spoofing)
- **scooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooping-vs-spoofing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`psoofing`, `sopofing`, `spofing`, `spofoing`, `spooffing`, `spoofign`, `spoofingg`, `spoofinng`, `spoofnig`, `spooifng`, `sppoofing`, `sspoofing`

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