bewitching

/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

//bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ// noun

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

The verdict

“bewitching” is an uncommon English word, ranked #50,384 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,384
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

Key facts for bewitching
PropertyValue
Headwordbewitching
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bewitching” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for bewitching is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,384 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.".

Zero misspellings are on record for bewitching in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bewitch + -ing. The correct English form is bewitching, spelled B-E-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

Etymology

From bewitch + -ing.

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 "bewitching"?
"bewitching" is spelled B-E-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does "bewitching" mean?
As a noun, "bewitching" means: The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
How do you pronounce "bewitching"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewitching" is /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bewitching"?
From bewitch + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bewitching”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-E-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list