# hijacking

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #25,408

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of hijack

## Etymology
From hijack + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **hacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hacking-vs-hijacking)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hhijacking`, `hiajcking`, `hijaccking`, `hijacikng`, `hijackign`, `hijackingg`, `hijackinng`, `hijackking`, `hijacknig`, `hijakcing`, `hijcaking`, `hijjacking`, `hjiacking`, `ihjacking`

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