# kicking

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,513

## Definitions
1. Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
2. Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking).
3. Actively ongoing and enjoyable.

## Easily confused with
- **killing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicking-vs-killing)
- **kidding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicking-vs-kidding)
- **kissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicking-vs-kissing)
- **Kipling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicking-vs-kipling)
- **knocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicking-vs-knocking)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ikcking`, `kciking`, `kiccking`, `kicikng`, `kickign`, `kickingg`, `kickinng`, `kickking`, `kicknig`, `kikcing`, `kkicking`

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