# attacking

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈtækɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,348

## Definitions
1. Carrying out an attack.

## Etymology
From attack + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **attaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attacking-vs-attaining)
- **attaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attaching-vs-attacking)

## Common misspellings (12)
`atacking`, `atatcking`, `attaccking`, `attacikng`, `attackign`, `attackingg`, `attackinng`, `attackking`, `attacknig`, `attakcing`, `attcaking`, `tatacking`

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