beguiling

adj

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

The verdict

“beguiling” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,782
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That beguiles or beguile.

Corpus desk

Index EN-beguiling · beguiling · English

beguiling · rank #49,782 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,782
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH beamer

Nearest frequency peer: beamer (-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 “beguiling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “beguiling” 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 beguiling
PropertyValue
Headwordbeguiling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,782
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “beguiling”

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).beguilinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “beamer” (#49,781), “bendy” (#49,783), “bby” (#49,780). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “beguiling” is #49,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around beguiling, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,782 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That beguiles or beguile.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for beguiling, with forms such as "bbeguiling", "begguiling", and "begiuling". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is beguiling, spelled B-E-G-U-I-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That beguiles or beguile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a beguiling look
  2. I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?

This word in other languages

séduisant(Français)betörend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeguiling
  • begguiling
  • begiuling
  • beguiilng
  • beguilign
  • beguilingg
  • beguilinng
  • beguilling
  • beguilnig
  • beguliing
  • beugiling
  • bgeuiling
  • ebguiling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeguiling1begguiling1begiuling2beguiilng2beguilign2beguilingg1beguilinng1beguilling1
Edit distance from "beguiling"

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 "beguiling"?
"beguiling" is spelled B-E-G-U-I-L-I-N-G.
What does "beguiling" mean?
As an adjective, "beguiling" means: That beguiles or beguile.
What are common misspellings of "beguiling"?
Common misspellings include "bbeguiling", "begguiling", "begiuling", "beguiilng", "beguilign". The correct spelling is "beguiling".
What language does "beguiling" come from?
"beguiling" 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 "beguiling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Allardyce#49,759abducting#49,747chaparral#49,823conformal#49,839

Similar misspelling depth

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

Brompton13 variantsCathcart13 variantswickedly13 variantscrackpot13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list