# tipping

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,828

## Definitions
1. The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
2. The act by which something is tipped or inclined.
3. The dumping of rubbish.
4. A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
5. A competition where entrants aim to tip (predict) the outcomes of sporting events.

## Etymology
From tip + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **typing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-typing)
- **tiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-tiring)
- **topping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-topping)
- **tripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-tripping)
- **trapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-trapping)
- **toppling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-toppling)
- **timing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/timing-vs-tipping)
- **taping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taping-vs-tipping)
- **tiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiling-vs-tipping)
- **tapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tapping-vs-tipping)
- **ticking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticking-vs-tipping)
- **tilting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tilting-vs-tipping)
- **tidying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tidying-vs-tipping)

## Common misspellings (9)
`itpping`, `tiping`, `tipipng`, `tippign`, `tippingg`, `tippinng`, `tippnig`, `tpiping`, `ttipping`

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