# wrecking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,523

## Definitions
1. The act by which something is wrecked.
2. The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.

## Easily confused with
- **wrenching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wrecking-vs-wrenching)
- **wreaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wreaking-vs-wrecking)
- **whacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whacking-vs-wrecking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`rwecking`, `wercking`, `wrceking`, `wreccking`, `wrecikng`, `wreckign`, `wreckingg`, `wreckinng`, `wreckking`, `wrecknig`, `wrekcing`, `wrrecking`, `wwrecking`

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