# shocking

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,099

## Definitions
1. Inspiring shock; startling.
2. Unusually obscene or lewd.
3. Extremely bad.

## Etymology
From shock + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **showing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-showing)
- **smoking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-smoking)
- **sucking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-sucking)
- **soaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-soaking)
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shoving)
- **shooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shooting)
- **shopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shopping)
- **sticking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-sticking)
- **shouting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shouting)
- **stocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-stocking)
- **stacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-stacking)
- **smacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-smacking)
- **shorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shorting)
- **shockingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shocking-vs-shockingly)
- **shaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaking-vs-shocking)
- **sacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sacking-vs-shocking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsocking`, `shcoking`, `shhocking`, `shoccking`, `shocikng`, `shockign`, `shockingg`, `shockinng`, `shockking`, `shocknig`, `shokcing`, `sohcking`, `sshocking`

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