walking

[wɔːkɪŋ]

/[wɔːkɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“walking” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,632
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-walking · walking · German

walking · rank #12,632 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,632
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH walk

Nearest frequency peer: walk (-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 „walking“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „walking“ 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).

walking vs working
71% similar

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

Key facts for walking
PropertyValue
Headwordwalking
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[wɔːkɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,632
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „walking“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „walk“ (#12,631), „Wanne“ (#12,633), „Vulkan“ (#12,630). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „walking“ bei #12,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around walking (IPA [wɔːkɪŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,632 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs walk".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for walking, with forms such as "awlking", "wakling", and "walikng". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "working", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is walking, spelled W-A-L-K-I-N-G.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awlking
  • wakling
  • walikng
  • walkign
  • walkingg
  • walkinng
  • walkking
  • walknig
  • wallking
  • wlaking
  • wwalking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

awlking2wakling2walikng2walkign2walkingg1walkinng1walkking1walknig2
Edit distance from "walking"

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

Same letter count

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

Vorwand#12,629Vorsatz#12,628zeitnah#12,641steuert#12,596

Similar misspelling depth

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

virtuelle11 variantsAufsätze11 variantsAutonomie11 variantsstehend11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list