hitting

/ˈhɪtɪŋ/

//ˈhɪtɪŋ// verb

The verdict

“hitting” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #99,853 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,853
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerúndio do verbo hit

Corpus desk

Index PT-hitting · hitting · Portuguese

hitting · rank #99,853 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,853
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hipogrifo

Nearest frequency peer: hipogrifo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “hitting”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “hitting” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hitting
PropertyValue
Headwordhitting
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈhɪtɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hitting” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).hittingcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hipogrifo” (#99,852), “hermetismo” (#99,849), “guppy” (#99,841). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hitting” fica em #99,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hitting is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #99,853 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈhɪtɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerúndio do verbo hit".

No misspelling variants are generated for hitting in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is hitting, spelled H-I-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerúndio do verbo hit

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hitting"?
"hitting" is spelled H-I-T-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪtɪŋ/.
What does "hitting" mean?
As a verb, "hitting" means: gerúndio do verbo hit
How do you pronounce "hitting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hitting" is /ˈhɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hitting" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list