using
[ˈjuːzɪŋ]
The verdict
“using” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,835
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs use
Corpus desk
Index DE-using · using · German
using · rank #29,835 · 7 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,835
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH unternehmeris…
Nearest frequency peer: unternehmerische (-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 „using“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Unterhaus
Unterhaus
70,168 corpus weight
- unternehmer…
unternehmerische
70,167 corpus weight
- using
using
70,166 corpus weight
- verarbeitete
verarbeitete
70,165 corpus weight
- verbittert
verbittert
70,164 corpus weight
- Vereinsmitg…
Vereinsmitglieder
70,163 corpus weight
What this shows „using“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | using |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈjuːzɪŋ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #29,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „using“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around using (IPA [ˈjuːzɪŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,835 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs use".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for using, with forms such as "suing", "uisng", and "usign". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Usingen", "Urin", "Übung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is using, spelled U-S-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs use
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- suing
- uisng
- usign
- usingg
- usinng
- usnig
- ussing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of using - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "using", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).