airing

/ˈɛəɹɪŋ/

//ˈɛəɹɪŋ// noun

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"airing" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“airing” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,279
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.

Corpus desk

Index EN-airing · airing · English

airing · rank #13,279 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,279
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH announcer

Nearest frequency peer: announcer (+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 “airing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “airing” 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).

airing vs asking
67% similar
airing vs arming
67% similar
airing vs awning
67% similar

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

Key facts for airing
PropertyValue
Headwordairing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛəɹɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,279
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “airing”

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).airinglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “announcer” (#13,280), “adolescent” (#13,277), “awaited” (#13,281). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “airing” is #13,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around airing (IPA /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,279 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for airing, with forms such as "aiirng", "airign", and "airingg". 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 also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "asking", "arming", "awning", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-… The correct English form is airing, spelled A-I-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. 2
    Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
  3. 3
    Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
  4. 4
    An act of broadcasting a radio or television show; a broadcasting.
  5. 5
    Public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; (countable) an instance of this.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hee'll ſend ſuch vvord, for ayring o' the houſe / As you ſhall haue ſufficient time, to quit it.
  2. Ventilation. […] [A] vvinnovving, or airing in the vvind; […]

Etymology

From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns or noun-like terms from verbs, denoting acts of doing something, actions, or the embodiment of action; and forming the present participles of verbs).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aiirng
  • airign
  • airingg
  • airinng
  • airnig
  • airring
  • ariing
  • iaring

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aiirng2airign2airingg1airinng1airnig2airring1ariing2iaring2
Edit distance from "airing"

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 "airing"?
"airing" is spelled A-I-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/.
What does "airing" mean?
As a noun, "airing" means: Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
What words are commonly confused with "airing"?
"airing" is commonly confused with "asking", "arming", "awning". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "airing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "airing" is /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "airing"?
From air (“substance constituting Earth’s atmosphere”, noun) and air (“to bring (something) into contact with the air; to let fresh air into (a place); to make public (an opinion, etc.); to broadcast (something)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming noun... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list