applauding

noun

"applauding" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“applauding” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,277
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-applauding · applauding · English

applauding · rank #32,277 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,277
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aphrodite

Nearest frequency peer: Aphrodite (-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 “applauding”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “applauding” 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 applauding
PropertyValue
Headwordapplauding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,277
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “applauding”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).applaudinglands 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 “Aphrodite” (#32,276), “anniversaries” (#32,275), “approachable” (#32,279). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “applauding” is #32,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around applauding, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,277 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "applause".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for applauding, with forms such as "aplauding", "aplpauding", and "appaluding". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is applauding, spelled A-P-P-L-A-U-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    applause

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. August 3, 1852, Rufus Choate, Address on Kossuth and Non-Intervention The tribute of tears and applaudings; the tribute of sympathy and of thoughts too deep for applaudings — too deep for tears, have attested his sway.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplauding
  • aplpauding
  • appaluding
  • appladuing
  • applaudding
  • applaudign
  • applaudingg
  • applaudinng
  • applaudnig
  • applauidng
  • appllauding
  • appluading
  • paplauding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of applauding - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aplauding1aplpauding2appaluding2appladuing2applaudding1applaudign2applaudingg1applaudinng1
Edit distance from "applauding"

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 "applauding"?
"applauding" is spelled A-P-P-L-A-U-D-I-N-G.
What does "applauding" mean?
As a noun, "applauding" means: applause
What are common misspellings of "applauding"?
Common misspellings include "aplauding", "aplpauding", "appaluding", "appladuing", "applaudding". The correct spelling is "applauding".
What language does "applauding" come from?
"applauding" 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 "applauding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list