# struggling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstɹʌɡl̩ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,125

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of struggle

## Easily confused with
- **shrugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrugging-vs-struggling)

## Common misspellings (15)
`srtuggling`, `sstruggling`, `strgugling`, `strruggling`, `struggilng`, `strugglign`, `strugglingg`, `strugglinng`, `strugglling`, `strugglnig`, `struglging`, `strugling`, `sttruggling`, `sturggling`, `tsruggling`

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