# spreading

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,269

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of spread

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

## Easily confused with
- **streaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spreading-vs-streaming)
- **streaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spreading-vs-streaking)
- **speaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speaking-vs-spreading)
- **spending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spending-vs-spreading)
- **speeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speeding-vs-spreading)
- **spraying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spraying-vs-spreading)
- **screaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/screaming-vs-spreading)
- **shredding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shredding-vs-spreading)

## Common misspellings (14)
`psreading`, `sperading`, `sppreading`, `spraeding`, `spreadding`, `spreadign`, `spreadingg`, `spreadinng`, `spreadnig`, `spreaidng`, `spredaing`, `sprreading`, `srpeading`, `sspreading`

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