# jerking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,127

## Definitions
1. A motion that jerks; a jerk.

## Easily confused with
- **joking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerking-vs-joking)
- **Jenkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenkins-vs-jerking)
- **jarring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jarring-vs-jerking)
- **jacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacking-vs-jerking)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ejrking`, `jekring`, `jerikng`, `jerkign`, `jerkingg`, `jerkinng`, `jerkking`, `jerknig`, `jerrking`, `jjerking`, `jreking`

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