adjusting

/əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/

//əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“adjusting” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,977. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,977
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-adjusting · adjusting · English

adjusting · rank #10,977 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,977
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ADA

Nearest frequency peer: ADA (-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 “adjusting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adjusting” 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 adjusting
PropertyValue
Headwordadjusting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,977
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adjusting”

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).adjustinglands 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 “ADA” (#10,976), “ample” (#10,978), “accuse” (#10,975). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adjusting” is #10,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around adjusting (IPA /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,977 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of adjust".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for adjusting, with forms such as "addjusting", "adjjusting", and "adjsuting". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is adjusting, spelled A-D-J-U-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of adjust

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addjusting
  • adjjusting
  • adjsuting
  • adjusitng
  • adjussting
  • adjustign
  • adjustingg
  • adjustinng
  • adjustnig
  • adjustting
  • adjutsing
  • adujsting
  • ajdusting
  • dajusting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adjusting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

addjusting1adjjusting1adjsuting2adjusitng2adjussting1adjustign2adjustingg1adjustinng1
Edit distance from "adjusting"

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 "adjusting"?
"adjusting" is spelled A-D-J-U-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/.
What does "adjusting" mean?
As a verb, "adjusting" means: present participle and gerund of adjust
What are common misspellings of "adjusting"?
Common misspellings include "addjusting", "adjjusting", "adjsuting", "adjusitng", "adjussting". The correct spelling is "adjusting".
How do you pronounce "adjusting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adjusting" is /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adjusting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list