# blacking

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblækɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,625

## Definitions
1. A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
2. Shoe polish.
3. A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.

## Easily confused with
- **blaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blaming)
- **blazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blazing)
- **braking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-braking)
- **bracing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-bracing)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blaring)
- **bucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-bucking)
- **blocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blocking)
- **blasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blasting)
- **blinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blinking)
- **blackish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blackish)
- **bleaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-bleaching)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-blacking)
- **banking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banking-vs-blacking)
- **backing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backing-vs-blacking)
- **barking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barking-vs-blacking)
- **basking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basking-vs-blacking)
- **blackie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blackie-vs-blacking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`balcking`, `bblacking`, `blaccking`, `blacikng`, `blackign`, `blackingg`, `blackinng`, `blackking`, `blacknig`, `blakcing`, `blcaking`, `bllacking`, `lbacking`

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