# fighting vs fisting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fighting
*adjective · IPA /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,271*
Engaged in war or other conflict.

### fisting
*verb · IPA /ˈfɪstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #44,784*
present participle and gerund of fist

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