playing

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The verdict

“playing” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,851
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-playing · playing · German

playing · rank #34,851 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,851
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH plastischen

Nearest frequency peer: plastischen (-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 „playing“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „playing“ 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).

playing vs TO
0% similar
playing vs video
0% similar
playing vs Trump
0% similar

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

Key facts for playing
PropertyValue
Headwordplaying
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,851
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „playing“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „plastischen“ (#34,850), „Plettenberg“ (#34,852), „Plantagen“ (#34,849). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „playing“ bei #34,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around playing (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,851 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs play".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for playing, with forms such as "lpaying", "palying", and "plaiyng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TO", "video", "Trump", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is playing, spelled P-L-A-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpaying
  • palying
  • plaiyng
  • playign
  • playingg
  • playinng
  • playnig
  • playying
  • pllaying
  • plyaing
  • pplaying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of playing - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lpaying2palying2plaiyng2playign2playingg1playinng1playnig2playying1
Edit distance from "playing"

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 "playing"?
"playing" is spelled P-L-A-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "playing" mean?
As a verb, "playing" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs play
What words are commonly confused with "playing"?
"playing" is commonly confused with "TO", "video", "Trump". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "playing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "playing" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "playing" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

reellen#34,880Moskaus#34,819Risikos#34,888Michels#34,809

Similar misspelling depth

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

Poseidon11 variantsPrügelei11 variantsreizende11 variantsmeldest11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list