achieving

/əˈt͡ʃiːvɪŋ/

//əˈt͡ʃiːvɪŋ// verb

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"achieving" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“achieving” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,756
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of achieve

Corpus desk

Index EN-achieving · achieving · English

achieving · rank #6,756 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yorkshire

Nearest frequency peer: Yorkshire (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “achieving”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “achieving” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for achieving
PropertyValue
Headwordachieving
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈt͡ʃiːvɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,756
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “achieving”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).achievinglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Yorkshire” (#6,755), “yelling” (#6,754), “Amsterdam” (#6,758). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “achieving” is #6,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around achieving (IPA /əˈt͡ʃiːvɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,756 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of achieve".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for achieving, with forms such as "acchieving", "acheiving", and "achhieving". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is achieving, spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of achieve

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acchieving
  • acheiving
  • achhieving
  • achieivng
  • achievign
  • achievingg
  • achievinng
  • achievnig
  • achievving
  • achiveing
  • aciheving
  • ahcieving
  • cahieving

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acchieving1acheiving2achhieving1achieivng2achievign2achievingg1achievinng1achievnig2
Edit distance from "achieving"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "achieving"?
"achieving" is spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈt͡ʃiːvɪŋ/.
What does "achieving" mean?
As a verb, "achieving" means: present participle and gerund of achieve
What are common misspellings of "achieving"?
Common misspellings include "acchieving", "acheiving", "achhieving", "achieivng", "achievign". The correct spelling is "achieving".
How do you pronounce "achieving"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achieving" is /əˈt͡ʃiːvɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achieving" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yorkshire#6,755Amsterdam#6,758workplace#6,753witnessed#6,752

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

container13 variantspeninsula13 variantsremainder13 variantsservants13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list