# whacking

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #49,143

## Definitions
1. Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).

## Easily confused with
- **whaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whacking-vs-whaling)
- **wrecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whacking-vs-wrecking)
- **waking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waking-vs-whacking)
- **walking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walking-vs-whacking)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hwacking`, `wahcking`, `whaccking`, `whacikng`, `whackign`, `whackingg`, `whackinng`, `whackking`, `whacknig`, `whakcing`, `whcaking`, `whhacking`, `wwhacking`

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