# sweeping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,829

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of sweep

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

## Easily confused with
- **swelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeping-vs-swelling)
- **swerving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeping-vs-swerving)
- **swooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweeping-vs-swooping)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sweeping)
- **seeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeking-vs-sweeping)
- **seeming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeming-vs-sweeping)
- **seeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeding-vs-sweeping)
- **seeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeping-vs-sweeping)
- **sleeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sleeping-vs-sweeping)
- **stepping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stepping-vs-sweeping)
- **steering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/steering-vs-sweeping)
- **speeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speeding-vs-sweeping)
- **sweating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sweating-vs-sweeping)
- **swearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swearing-vs-sweeping)
- **sneezing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneezing-vs-sweeping)
- **sheeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheeting-vs-sweeping)

## Common misspellings (12)
`seweping`, `ssweeping`, `sweeipng`, `sweepign`, `sweepingg`, `sweepinng`, `sweepnig`, `sweepping`, `swepeing`, `sweping`, `swweeping`, `wseeping`

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