# wrapping

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,448

## Definitions
1. The material in which something is wrapped.
2. The breaking of a section of text into lines so that it will fit into the available width of a display area.

## Etymology
From Middle English wrappinge, wrappynge, equivalent to wrap + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **warping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warping-vs-wrapping)
- **whipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-wrapping)
- **whopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whopping-vs-wrapping)
- **rapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapping-vs-wrapping)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rwapping`, `warpping`, `wraping`, `wrapipng`, `wrappign`, `wrappingg`, `wrappinng`, `wrappnig`, `wrpaping`, `wrrapping`, `wwrapping`

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