acing

/ˈeɪ.sɪŋ/

//ˈeɪ.sɪŋ// verb

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"acing" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“acing” is uncommon English (frequency #92,303 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,303
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-acing · acing · English

acing · rank #92,303 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,303
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH addenda

Nearest frequency peer: addenda (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “acing”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “acing” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acing
PropertyValue
Headwordacing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈeɪ.sɪŋ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “acing” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).acingfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “addenda” (#92,304), “adduct” (#92,305), “Ades” (#92,306). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “acing” is #92,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acing is uncommon English at frequency #92,303 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈeɪ.sɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of ace".

No misspelling variants are generated for acing in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is acing, spelled A-C-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ace

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 "acing"?
"acing" is spelled A-C-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.sɪŋ/.
What does "acing" mean?
As a verb, "acing" means: present participle and gerund of ace
How do you pronounce "acing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acing" is /ˈeɪ.sɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acing" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alita#92,322arche#92,344wormy#92,257Axios#92,356

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list