# fighting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,271

## Definitions
1. Engaged in war or other conflict.
2. Apt to provoke a fight.

## Etymology
From Middle English feghtyng, fyȝtynge, fightand, feghtand, feghtande, feightand, feȝtand, viȝtinde, feihtende, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic *fehtandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, struggle, contend with”), equivalent to fight + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **fishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fighting-vs-fishing)
- **fitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fighting-vs-fitting)
- **fisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fighting-vs-fisting)
- **figuring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fighting-vs-figuring)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffighting`, `fgihting`, `figghting`, `fighhting`, `fighitng`, `fightign`, `fightingg`, `fightinng`, `fightnig`, `fightting`, `figthing`, `fihgting`, `ifghting`

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