# surfing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,944

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of surf

## Etymology
From surf + -ing

## Easily confused with
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suing-vs-surfing)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spring-vs-surfing)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/string-vs-surfing)
- **serving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-surfing)
- **sucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sucking-vs-surfing)
- **summing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summing-vs-surfing)
- **subbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/subbing-vs-surfing)
- **suiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suiting-vs-surfing)
- **sulking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sulking-vs-surfing)
- **stuffing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stuffing-vs-surfing)
- **sourcing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sourcing-vs-surfing)
- **surfacing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surfacing-vs-surfing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`srufing`, `ssurfing`, `sufring`, `surffing`, `surfign`, `surfingg`, `surfinng`, `surfnig`, `surifng`, `surrfing`, `usrfing`

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