# hissing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,674

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of hiss

## Easily confused with
- **housing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hissing-vs-housing)
- **hitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hissing-vs-hitting)
- **hosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hissing-vs-hosting)
- **hoisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hissing-vs-hoisting)
- **hiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiding-vs-hissing)
- **hiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiring-vs-hissing)
- **hiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hissing)
- **hinting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hissing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhissing`, `hising`, `hisisng`, `hissign`, `hissingg`, `hissinng`, `hissnig`, `hsising`, `ihssing`

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