# hitting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,238

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

## Easily confused with
- **hunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitting-vs-hunting)
- **hosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitting-vs-hosting)
- **hurting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitting-vs-hurting)
- **hoisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitting-vs-hoisting)
- **hiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiding-vs-hitting)
- **hiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiring-vs-hitting)
- **hiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-hitting)
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hating-vs-hitting)
- **heating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heating-vs-hitting)
- **hinting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinting-vs-hitting)
- **halting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halting-vs-hitting)
- **hissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hissing-vs-hitting)
- **hitching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitching-vs-hitting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhitting`, `hiting`, `hititng`, `hittign`, `hittingg`, `hittinng`, `hittnig`, `htiting`, `ihtting`

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