hiking

/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/

//ˈhaɪkɪŋ// verb

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"hiking" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hiking” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,677. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,677
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of hike

Corpus desk

Index EN-hiking · hiking · English

hiking · rank #8,677 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,677
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heather

Nearest frequency peer: heather (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hiking”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hiking” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hiking vs hing
67% similar
hiking vs hoping
67% similar
hiking vs hiring
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hiking
PropertyValue
Headwordhiking
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,677
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hiking”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).hikinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “heather” (#8,676), “hypothesis” (#8,678), “Hayes” (#8,675). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hiking” is #8,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hiking (IPA /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,677 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of hike".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hiking, with forms such as "hhiking", "hiikng", and "hikign". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "hing", "hoping", "hiring", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is hiking, spelled H-I-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hike

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhiking
  • hiikng
  • hikign
  • hikingg
  • hikinng
  • hikking
  • hiknig
  • hkiing
  • ihking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hiking - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhiking1hiikng2hikign2hikingg1hikinng1hikking1hiknig2hkiing2
Edit distance from "hiking"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hiking"?
"hiking" is spelled H-I-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/.
What does "hiking" mean?
As a verb, "hiking" means: present participle and gerund of hike
What words are commonly confused with "hiking"?
"hiking" is commonly confused with "hing", "hoping", "hiring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hiking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hiking" is /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hiking" come from?
"hiking" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hiking", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

graves#8,672learnt#8,684marker#8,686damned#8,655

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Morrison9 variantscables9 variantsblades9 variantsappetite9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list