# surprising

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,495

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of surprise

## Etymology
From surprise + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **surprisingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surprising-vs-surprisingly)
- **surpassing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surpassing-vs-surprising)

## Common misspellings (16)
`sruprising`, `ssurprising`, `suprrising`, `surpirsing`, `surpprising`, `surpriisng`, `surprisign`, `surprisingg`, `surprisinng`, `surprisnig`, `surprissing`, `surprrising`, `surprsiing`, `surrpising`, `surrprising`, `usrprising`

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