# inking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,270

## Definitions
1. An application of ink.
2. Work done by an inker, one kind of commercial artist
3. Inputting text or drawings into a computer, tablet, or similar apparatus using a stylus.
4. A defensive activity where ink is released by squids, cuttlefish, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **inning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inking-vs-inning)
- **Irving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inking-vs-irving)
- **inline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inking-vs-inline)
- **innings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inking-vs-innings)
- **inkling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inking-vs-inkling)
- **icing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-inking)
- **idling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idling-vs-inking)
- **inching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-inking)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ikning`, `inikng`, `inkign`, `inkingg`, `inkinng`, `inkking`, `inknig`, `innking`, `niking`

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