# addicting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈdɪktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,028

## Definitions
1. Causing addiction.

## Etymology
From addict + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **auditing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addicting-vs-auditing)
- **addiction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addicting-vs-addiction)
- **admitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addicting-vs-admitting)
- **addictive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addicting-vs-addictive)
- **abducting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abducting-vs-addicting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`addciting`, `addiccting`, `addicitng`, `addictign`, `addictingg`, `addictinng`, `addictnig`, `addictting`, `additcing`, `adicting`, `adidcting`, `dadicting`

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