# kidding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,139

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of kid

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`ikdding`, `kdiding`, `kiddign`, `kiddingg`, `kiddinng`, `kiddnig`, `kididng`, `kiding`, `kkidding`

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