# hiking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,677

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of hike

## Easily confused with
- **hing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hing)
- **hoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hoping)
- **hiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hiring)
- **homing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-homing)
- **honing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-honing)
- **hyping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hyping)
- **hitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hitting)
- **hooking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hooking)
- **hinting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hinting)
- **hissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hissing)
- **honking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-honking)
- **having** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/having-vs-hiking)
- **hiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiding-vs-hiking)
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hating-vs-hiking)
- **hazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hazing-vs-hiking)
- **hacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hacking-vs-hiking)
- **hawking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hawking-vs-hiking)
- **hailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailing-vs-hiking)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhiking`, `hiikng`, `hikign`, `hikingg`, `hikinng`, `hikking`, `hiknig`, `hkiing`, `ihking`

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