# stuffing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,709

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of stuff

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

## Easily confused with
- **surfing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stuffing-vs-surfing)
- **stunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stuffing-vs-stunning)
- **stunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stuffing-vs-stunting)
- **studying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/studying-vs-stuffing)
- **staffing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staffing-vs-stuffing)
- **stifling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stifling-vs-stuffing)
- **shuffling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shuffling-vs-stuffing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`sstuffing`, `stfufing`, `sttuffing`, `stuffign`, `stuffingg`, `stuffinng`, `stuffnig`, `stufifng`, `stufing`, `sutffing`, `tsuffing`

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