# trapping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtɹæpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,738

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of trap

## Etymology
From trap.

## Easily confused with
- **tripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapping-vs-tripping)
- **trashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapping-vs-trashing)
- **trawling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapping-vs-trawling)
- **trappings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapping-vs-trappings)
- **taping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taping-vs-trapping)
- **trading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trading-vs-trapping)
- **tapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tapping-vs-trapping)
- **tipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipping-vs-trapping)
- **topping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topping-vs-trapping)
- **tracing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracing-vs-trapping)
- **training** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/training-vs-trapping)
- **tracking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracking-vs-trapping)
- **trailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trailing-vs-trapping)
- **trampling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trampling-vs-trapping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtapping`, `tarpping`, `traping`, `trapipng`, `trappign`, `trappingg`, `trappinng`, `trappnig`, `trpaping`, `trrapping`, `ttrapping`

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