# fitting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,053

## Definitions
1. That fits.
2. That fits.

## Etymology
From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).

## Easily confused with
- **fixing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitting-vs-fixing)
- **footing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitting-vs-footing)
- **flirting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitting-vs-flirting)
- **fretting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitting-vs-fretting)
- **fittingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitting-vs-fittingly)
- **firing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/firing-vs-fitting)
- **filing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filing-vs-fitting)
- **finding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finding-vs-fitting)
- **fishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishing-vs-fitting)
- **filling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filling-vs-fitting)
- **filming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filming-vs-fitting)
- **fasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fasting-vs-fitting)
- **farting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farting-vs-fitting)
- **fisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fisting-vs-fitting)
- **fighting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fighting-vs-fitting)
- **fainting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fitting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffitting`, `fiting`, `fititng`, `fittign`, `fittingg`, `fittinng`, `fittnig`, `ftiting`, `iftting`

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