attracting

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The verdict

“attracting” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs attract

Key facts for attracting
PropertyValue
Headwordattracting
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attracting” sits in German frequency

attracting falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

attracting is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs attract".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for attracting, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is attracting, spelled A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs attract

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "attracting"?
"attracting" is spelled A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "attracting" mean?
As a verb, "attracting" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs attract
How do you pronounce "attracting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attracting" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attracting" come from?
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Using “attracting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-T-T-R-A-C-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list