looking

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The verdict

“looking” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,829
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-looking · looking · German

looking · rank #27,829 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,829
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lite

Nearest frequency peer: lite (-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 „looking“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „looking“ 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).

looking vs losging
71% similar
looking vs of
14% similar
looking vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for looking
PropertyValue
Headwordlooking
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,829
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „looking“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lookingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lite“ (#27,828), „längeres“ (#27,830), „Löffler“ (#27,831). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „looking“ bei #27,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around looking (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,829 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs look".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for looking, with forms such as "llooking", "loking", and "lokoing". 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, "losging", "of", "TO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is looking, spelled L-O-O-K-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llooking
  • loking
  • lokoing
  • looikng
  • lookign
  • lookingg
  • lookinng
  • lookking
  • looknig
  • oloking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of looking - 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.

llooking1loking1lokoing2looikng2lookign2lookingg1lookinng1lookking1
Edit distance from "looking"

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

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

Same letter count

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

Löffler#27,831Lazarus#27,822Königen#27,819knights#27,812

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Matsch10 variantsNeubauer10 variantsinferno10 variantsgezeugt10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list