# lighting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,391

## Definitions
1. The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
2. The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
3. The process of annealing metals.

## Etymology
From light + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **listing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighting-vs-listing)
- **limiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighting-vs-limiting)
- **lightning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighting-vs-lightning)
- **lifting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lifting-vs-lighting)
- **lighten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lighten-vs-lighting)
- **lightening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lightening-vs-lighting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ilghting`, `lgihting`, `ligghting`, `lighhting`, `lighitng`, `lightign`, `lightingg`, `lightinng`, `lightnig`, `lightting`, `ligthing`, `lihgting`, `llighting`

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