# sporting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,554

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of sport

## Etymology
By surface analysis, sport + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-spring)
- **storing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-storing)
- **starting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-starting)
- **spotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-spotting)
- **storming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-storming)
- **spouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-spouting)
- **sprouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-sprouting)
- **supporting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sporting-vs-supporting)
- **scoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scoring-vs-sporting)
- **snoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snoring-vs-sporting)
- **sparing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparing-vs-sporting)
- **shooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooting-vs-sporting)
- **shouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shouting-vs-sporting)
- **scouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scouting-vs-sporting)
- **spitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spitting-vs-sporting)
- **spoiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiling-vs-sporting)
- **sparring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparring-vs-sporting)
- **sparking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparking-vs-sporting)
- **snorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snorting-vs-sporting)
- **skirting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skirting-vs-sporting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`psorting`, `soprting`, `sporitng`, `sporrting`, `sportign`, `sportingg`, `sportinng`, `sportnig`, `sportting`, `spotring`, `spporting`, `sproting`, `ssporting`

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