anointing

noun

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

The verdict

“anointing” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,726
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anointment

Corpus desk

Index EN-anointing · anointing · English

anointing · rank #38,726 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,726
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anima

Nearest frequency peer: anima (-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 “anointing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “anointing” 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).

anointing vs amounting
78% similar

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

Key facts for anointing
PropertyValue
Headwordanointing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,726
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “anointing”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).anointinglands 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 “anima” (#38,725), “anemic” (#38,724), “apostrophe” (#38,728). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “anointing” is #38,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around anointing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,726 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "anointment".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for anointing, with forms such as "anionting", "annointing", and "anoinitng". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "amounting", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is anointing, spelled A-N-O-I-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    anointment

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. the anointings of Jesus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anionting
  • annointing
  • anoinitng
  • anoinnting
  • anointign
  • anointingg
  • anointinng
  • anointnig
  • anointting
  • anoitning
  • anoniting
  • aoninting
  • naointing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anionting2annointing1anoinitng2anoinnting1anointign2anointingg1anointinng1anointnig2
Edit distance from "anointing"

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 "anointing"?
"anointing" is spelled A-N-O-I-N-T-I-N-G.
What does "anointing" mean?
As a noun, "anointing" means: anointment
What words are commonly confused with "anointing"?
"anointing" is commonly confused with "amounting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "anointing" come from?
"anointing" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Andersson#38,723appendage#38,730Amazonian#38,719Ainsworth#38,714

Similar misspelling depth

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

appellation13 variantsaggregator13 variantsYorktown13 variantscandidly13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list