# joking

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,703

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of joke
2. Kidding, trying to fool.

## Easily confused with
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joking-vs-jong)
- **jokingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joking-vs-jokingly)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/join-vs-joking)
- **Jing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-joking)
- **joint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-joking)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joins-vs-joking)
- **joining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joining-vs-joking)
- **jogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jogging-vs-joking)
- **jerking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerking-vs-joking)
- **jacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacking-vs-joking)

## Common misspellings (9)
`jjoking`, `jkoing`, `joikng`, `jokign`, `jokingg`, `jokinng`, `jokking`, `joknig`, `ojking`

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