fighting

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The verdict

“fighting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,485
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-fighting · fighting · German

fighting · rank #42,485 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,485
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feueralarm

Nearest frequency peer: Feueralarm (-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 „fighting“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fighting“ 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).

fighting vs of
0% similar
fighting vs ii
25% similar
fighting vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for fighting
PropertyValue
Headwordfighting
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,485
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fighting“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fightingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Feueralarm“ (#42,484), „fiktiv“ (#42,486), „festgemacht“ (#42,483). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fighting“ bei #42,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around fighting (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,485 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fight".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fighting, with forms such as "ffighting", "fgihting", and "figghting". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fighting, spelled F-I-G-H-T-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffighting
  • fgihting
  • figghting
  • fighhting
  • fighitng
  • fightign
  • fightingg
  • fightinng
  • fightnig
  • fightting
  • figthing
  • fihgting
  • ifghting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fighting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffighting1fgihting2figghting1fighhting1fighitng2fightign2fightingg1fightinng1
Edit distance from "fighting"

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 "fighting"?
"fighting" is spelled F-I-G-H-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "fighting" mean?
As a verb, "fighting" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fight
What words are commonly confused with "fighting"?
"fighting" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fighting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fighting" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fighting" come from?
"fighting" 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 "fighting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Filmchen#42,487ersterer#42,473erhaltet#42,465erdulden#42,462

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

evakuieren13 variantserstattete13 variantserdrückt13 variantsgebackene13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list