hitting

/ˈhɪtɪŋ/

//ˈhɪtɪŋ// noun

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"hitting" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hitting” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,238
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hitting · hitting · English

hitting · rank #3,238 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,238
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hip

Nearest frequency peer: hip (-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 “hitting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hitting” 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).

hitting vs hunting
71% similar
hitting vs hosting
71% similar
hitting vs hurting
71% similar

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

Key facts for hitting
PropertyValue
Headwordhitting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɪtɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,238
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hitting”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hip” (#3,237), “increases” (#3,239), “hills” (#3,236). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hitting” is #3,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around hitting (IPA /ˈhɪtɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,238 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for hitting, with forms such as "hhitting", "hiting", and "hititng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "hunting", "hosting", "hurting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is hitting, spelled H-I-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hitting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The batter's hitting improved with practice.
  2. The right hand of Curtis was open too much; but he nevertheless had the best of the hitting in this round, till Inglis bored him down, out of the ropes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhitting
  • hiting
  • hititng
  • hittign
  • hittingg
  • hittinng
  • hittnig
  • htiting
  • ihtting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hitting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhitting1hiting1hititng2hittign2hittingg1hittinng1hittnig2htiting2
Edit distance from "hitting"

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 "hitting"?
"hitting" is spelled H-I-T-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪtɪŋ/.
What does "hitting" mean?
As a noun, "hitting" means: A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
What words are commonly confused with "hitting"?
"hitting" is commonly confused with "hunting", "hosting", "hurting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hitting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hitting" is /ˈhɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hitting" come from?
"hitting" 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 "hitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list