# lifting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,490

## Definitions
1. The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
2. Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
3. Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.
4. Theft.
5. A certain operation on a measure space; see lifting theory.

## Easily confused with
- **living** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-living)
- **liking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-liking)
- **lining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-lining)
- **listing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-listing)
- **linking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-linking)
- **looting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-looting)
- **limping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-limping)
- **lighting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-lighting)
- **limiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-limiting)
- **letting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/letting-vs-lifting)
- **lasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lasting-vs-lifting)
- **licking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/licking-vs-lifting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilfting`, `lfiting`, `liffting`, `lifitng`, `liftign`, `liftingg`, `liftinng`, `liftnig`, `liftting`, `litfing`, `llifting`

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