# irritating

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #12,798

## Definitions
1. Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
2. Stimulating or exciting a response.

## Easily confused with
- **irritation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irritating-vs-irritation)
- **imitating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imitating-vs-irritating)

## Common misspellings (13)
`irirtating`, `iritating`, `irriatting`, `irritaitng`, `irritatign`, `irritatingg`, `irritatinng`, `irritatnig`, `irritatting`, `irrittaing`, `irrittating`, `irrtiating`, `riritating`

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