bowling

[ˈbəʊlɪŋ]

/[ˈbəʊlɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“bowling” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,928
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bowl

Corpus desk

Index DE-bowling · bowling · German

bowling · rank #25,928 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,928
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Botschafterin

Nearest frequency peer: Botschafterin (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bowling“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bowling“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bowling vs Boeing
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bowling
PropertyValue
Headwordbowling
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbəʊlɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,928
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bowling“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bowlingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Botschafterin“ (#25,927), „biste“ (#25,926), „brise“ (#25,930). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bowling“ bei #25,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bowling (IPA [ˈbəʊlɪŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,928 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bowl".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bowling, with forms such as "bbowling", "bolwing", and "bowilng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Boeing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bowling, spelled B-O-W-L-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbowling
  • bolwing
  • bowilng
  • bowlign
  • bowlingg
  • bowlinng
  • bowlling
  • bowlnig
  • bowwling
  • bwoling
  • obwling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bowling - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbowling1bolwing2bowilng2bowlign2bowlingg1bowlinng1bowlling1bowlnig2
Edit distance from "bowling"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bowling"?
"bowling" is spelled B-O-W-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbəʊlɪŋ].
What does "bowling" mean?
As a verb, "bowling" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bowl
What words are commonly confused with "bowling"?
"bowling" is commonly confused with "Boeing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bowling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bowling" is [ˈbəʊlɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bowling" come from?
"bowling" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list