# topping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,830

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of top

## Etymology
From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **typing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-typing)
- **toying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-toying)
- **touring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-touring)
- **tossing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-tossing)
- **touting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-touting)
- **tripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-tripping)
- **trapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-trapping)
- **toppling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-toppling)
- **taping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taping-vs-topping)
- **toning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toning-vs-topping)
- **tapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tapping-vs-topping)
- **tipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-topping)
- **Tooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tooting-vs-topping)
- **tolling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tolling-vs-topping)
- **toiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toiling-vs-topping)

## Common misspellings (9)
`otpping`, `toping`, `topipng`, `toppign`, `toppingg`, `toppinng`, `toppnig`, `tpoping`, `ttopping`

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