aggravating

adj

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"aggravating" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aggravating” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,647
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That makes something worse.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aggravating · aggravating · English

aggravating · rank #24,647 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,647
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH adjutant

Nearest frequency peer: adjutant (-2 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 “aggravating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aggravating” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aggravating vs aggravation
82% similar

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

Key facts for aggravating
PropertyValue
Headwordaggravating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,647
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “aggravating”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).aggravatinglands 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 “adjutant” (#24,645), “alta” (#24,649), “altercation” (#24,650). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “aggravating” is #24,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around aggravating, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,647 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggravating, with forms such as "aggarvating", "aggraavting", and "aggravaitng". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "aggravation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is aggravating, spelled A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That makes something worse.
  2. 2
    Annoying.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how aggravating appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. aggravating circumstances

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggarvating
  • aggraavting
  • aggravaitng
  • aggravatign
  • aggravatingg
  • aggravatinng
  • aggravatnig
  • aggravatting
  • aggravtaing
  • aggravvating
  • aggrravating
  • aggrvaating
  • agravating
  • agrgavating
  • gagravating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aggarvating2aggraavting2aggravaitng2aggravatign2aggravatingg1aggravatinng1aggravatnig2aggravatting1
Edit distance from "aggravating"

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 "aggravating"?
"aggravating" is spelled A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-I-N-G.
What does "aggravating" mean?
As an adjective, "aggravating" means: That makes something worse.
What words are commonly confused with "aggravating"?
"aggravating" is commonly confused with "aggravation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "aggravating" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

altercation#24,650Bakersfield#24,672Bangladeshi#24,673unbreakable#24,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list