# swimming

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,457

## Definitions
1. The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

## Etymology
From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).

## Easily confused with
- **swinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swimming-vs-swinging)
- **swirling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swimming-vs-swirling)
- **summing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summing-vs-swimming)
- **slamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slamming-vs-swimming)
- **spamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spamming-vs-swimming)
- **skimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skimming-vs-swimming)
- **slimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slimming-vs-swimming)

## Common misspellings (11)
`siwmming`, `sswimming`, `swimimng`, `swiming`, `swimmign`, `swimmingg`, `swimminng`, `swimmnig`, `swmiming`, `swwimming`, `wsimming`

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