# hoisting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #42,698

## Definitions
1. The act by which something is hoisted.
2. The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhoisting`, `hiosting`, `hoisitng`, `hoissting`, `hoistign`, `hoistingg`, `hoistinng`, `hoistnig`, `hoistting`, `hoitsing`, `hositing`, `ohisting`

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