# icing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,191

## Definitions
1. A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
2. A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
3. The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
4. Conditions conducive to the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces.

## Etymology
Gerund of the verb to ice.

## Easily confused with
- **icon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-icon)
- **Irina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-irina)
- **inning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-inning)
- **Irving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-irving)
- **idling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-idling)
- **inking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-inking)
- **itching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-itching)
- **inching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-inching)
- **Iain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iain-vs-icing)
- **ICANN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icann-vs-icing)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ciing`, `iccing`, `icign`, `icingg`, `icinng`, `icnig`, `iicng`

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