# surrounding

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,091

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of surround

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`srurounding`, `ssurrounding`, `surorunding`, `surounding`, `surronuding`, `surroudning`, `surroundding`, `surroundign`, `surroundingg`, `surroundinng`, `surroundnig`, `surrounidng`, `surrounnding`, `surruonding`, `usrrounding`

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