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The verdict

“ranking” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,729
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ranking · ranking · German

ranking · rank #10,729 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,729
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Puppe

Nearest frequency peer: Puppe (-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 „ranking“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ranking“ 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).

ranking vs Rating
57% similar
ranking vs running
71% similar
ranking vs Rankings
75% similar

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

Key facts for ranking
PropertyValue
Headwordranking
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,729
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ranking“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rankingliegt 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: „Puppe“ (#10,728), „rechtsextreme“ (#10,730), „puh“ (#10,727). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ranking“ bei #10,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ranking (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,729 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rank".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ranking, with forms such as "arnking", "rakning", and "ranikng". 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, "Rating", "running", "Rankings", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ranking, spelled R-A-N-K-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arnking
  • rakning
  • ranikng
  • rankign
  • rankingg
  • rankinng
  • rankking
  • ranknig
  • rannking
  • rnaking
  • rranking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arnking2rakning2ranikng2rankign2rankingg1rankinng1rankking1ranknig2
Edit distance from "ranking"

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

Same letter count

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

saniert#10,740nackten#10,709Märkten#10,707staunen#10,752

Similar misspelling depth

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

operiert11 variantsmontags11 variantsMilliarde11 variantsMassaker11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list