# kicking vs knocking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kicking
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,513*
Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.

### knocking
*verb · IPA /ˈnɑkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,565*
present participle and gerund of knock

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