# lynching

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,870

## Definitions
1. Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

## Etymology
From lynch + -ing, see lynch.

## Easily confused with
- **leaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaching-vs-lynching)
- **latching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latching-vs-lynching)
- **launching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/launching-vs-lynching)

## Common misspellings (14)
`llynching`, `lnyching`, `lycnhing`, `lyncching`, `lynchhing`, `lynchign`, `lynchingg`, `lynchinng`, `lynchnig`, `lyncihng`, `lynhcing`, `lynnching`, `lyynching`, `ylnching`

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