# weeping

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈwiːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,057

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of weep

## Etymology
From Middle English wepynge.

## Easily confused with
- **wiping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeping-vs-wiping)
- **welding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeping-vs-welding)
- **wetting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeping-vs-wetting)
- **welling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeping-vs-welling)
- **wheeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeping-vs-wheeling)
- **wearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wearing-vs-weeping)
- **wedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedding-vs-weeping)
- **weaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaving-vs-weeping)
- **weeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weeding-vs-weeping)
- **warping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warping-vs-weeping)
- **webbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/webbing-vs-weeping)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eweping`, `weeipng`, `weepign`, `weepingg`, `weepinng`, `weepnig`, `weepping`, `wepeing`, `weping`, `wweeping`

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