befitting
/biːˈfɪt.ɪŋ/
"befitting" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“befitting” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,535
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of befit
Corpus desk
Index EN-befitting · befitting · English
befitting · rank #33,535 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,535
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH benched
Nearest frequency peer: benched (+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 “befitting”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- basking
basking
66,469 corpus weight
- baz
baz
66,468 corpus weight
- befitting
befitting
66,466 corpus weight
- benched
benched
66,465 corpus weight
- blackface
blackface
66,464 corpus weight
- bluish
bluish
66,463 corpus weight
What this shows “befitting” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | befitting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /biːˈfɪt.ɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #33,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “befitting”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around befitting (IPA /biːˈfɪt.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,535 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of befit".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for befitting, with forms such as "bbefitting", "beffitting", and "befiting". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "betting", "belittling", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is befitting, spelled B-E-F-I-T-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of befit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how befitting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world.
Emmanuel Macron joined heady celebrations in the France dressing room, dabbing alongside star midfielder Paul Pogba and delivering a rousing speech to the team after they won the World Cup in a final befitting a thrilling month-long tournament.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbefitting
- beffitting
- befiting
- befititng
- befittign
- befittingg
- befittinng
- befittnig
- beftiting
- beiftting
- bfeitting
- ebfitting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of befitting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "befitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).