apologizing

noun

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

The verdict

“apologizing” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,760
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of making an apology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-apologizing · apologizing · English

apologizing · rank #17,760 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,760
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH antitrust

Nearest frequency peer: antitrust (-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 “apologizing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apologizing” 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 apologizing
PropertyValue
Headwordapologizing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,760
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “apologizing”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).apologizinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “antitrust” (#17,759), “annals” (#17,758), “arid” (#17,762). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “apologizing” is #17,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around apologizing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,760 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of making an apology.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for apologizing, with forms such as "aoplogizing", "aploogizing", and "apolgoizing". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is apologizing, spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-I-Z-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of making an apology.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. There were appeals and apologizings and beseechings then, but they were on the other side and he did not respond; something was frozen away inside that never unthawed in the heat of their renewed association.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aoplogizing
  • aploogizing
  • apolgoizing
  • apollogizing
  • apologgizing
  • apologiizng
  • apologizign
  • apologizingg
  • apologizinng
  • apologiznig
  • apologizzing
  • apologziing
  • apoloigzing
  • apoolgizing
  • appologizing
  • paologizing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aoplogizing2aploogizing2apolgoizing2apollogizing1apologgizing1apologiizng2apologizign2apologizingg1
Edit distance from "apologizing"

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 "apologizing"?
"apologizing" is spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-I-Z-I-N-G.
What does "apologizing" mean?
As a noun, "apologizing" means: The act of making an apology.
What are common misspellings of "apologizing"?
Common misspellings include "aoplogizing", "aploogizing", "apolgoizing", "apollogizing", "apologgizing". The correct spelling is "apologizing".
What language does "apologizing" come from?
"apologizing" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

beneficiary#17,767variability#17,744Catholicism#17,785retribution#17,703

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

birthplace16 variantstoothbrush16 variantsdiscontent16 variantsmisdemeanor16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list