# hinting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,410

## Definitions
1. The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
2. The process of adding hints to a computer-based font in order to align the glyphs to a rasterized grid at specific sizes in a visually appealing manner.

## Easily confused with
- **hiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hiring)
- **Hinton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hinton)
- **honing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-honing)
- **hitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hitting)
- **hunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hunting)
- **hosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hosting)
- **hurting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hurting)
- **hissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hissing)
- **honking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-honking)
- **hoisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hoisting)
- **hiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiding-vs-hinting)
- **hiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hinting)
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hating-vs-hinting)
- **hanging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-hinting)
- **heating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heating-vs-hinting)
- **handing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handing-vs-hinting)
- **halting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halting-vs-hinting)
- **haunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haunting-vs-hinting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhinting`, `hinitng`, `hinnting`, `hintign`, `hintingg`, `hintinng`, `hintnig`, `hintting`, `hitning`, `hniting`, `ihnting`

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