fording vs ford

fording and ford both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fording	Yes	No	No	No
ford	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fording and ford are synonyms defined as:

fording and ford: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

fording (noun)	ford (noun)
the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse	the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
	a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

fording (verb)	ford (verb)
	cross a river where it's shallow