# stepping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstɛpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,401

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of step

## Etymology
From Middle English steppynge; equivalent to step + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **stopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-stopping)
- **sterling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-sterling)
- **sweeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-sweeping)
- **stomping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-stomping)
- **stripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-stripping)
- **strapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-strapping)
- **sipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sipping-vs-stepping)
- **seeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeping-vs-stepping)
- **shopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shopping-vs-stepping)
- **sleeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleeping-vs-stepping)
- **shipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipping-vs-stepping)
- **stealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stealing-vs-stepping)
- **steering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steering-vs-stepping)
- **slipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slipping-vs-stepping)
- **skipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skipping-vs-stepping)
- **snapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snapping-vs-stepping)
- **slapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-stepping)
- **steaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steaming-vs-stepping)
- **stamping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stamping-vs-stepping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`setpping`, `sstepping`, `steping`, `stepipng`, `steppign`, `steppingg`, `steppinng`, `steppnig`, `stpeping`, `sttepping`, `tsepping`

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