# infighting

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,863

## Definitions
1. Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.
2. Fighting with one's opponent closer than arm's length.

## Etymology
From in- + fighting. Compare Middle English infighten (“to attack”), Old English infiht (“infighting”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`ifnighting`, `inffighting`, `infgihting`, `infigghting`, `infighhting`, `infighitng`, `infightign`, `infightingg`, `infightinng`, `infightnig`, `infightting`, `infigthing`, `infihgting`, `inifghting`, `innfighting`, `nifighting`

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