blaspheming

verb

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

The verdict

“blaspheming” is uncommon English (frequency #99,038 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,038
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of blaspheme

Corpus desk

Index EN-blaspheming · blaspheming · English

blaspheming · rank #99,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,038
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blanchet

Nearest frequency peer: Blanchet (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “blaspheming”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “blaspheming” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blaspheming
PropertyValue
Headwordblaspheming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “blaspheming” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).blasphemingfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Blanchet” (#99,037), “blub” (#99,042), “bitterroot” (#99,033). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blaspheming” is #99,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blaspheming is uncommon English at frequency #99,038 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of blaspheme".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for blaspheming, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blasfemyng; equivalent to blaspheme + -ing. The correct English form is blaspheming, spelled B-L-A-S-P-H-E-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of blaspheme

Etymology

From Middle English blasfemyng; equivalent to blaspheme + -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 "blaspheming"?
"blaspheming" is spelled B-L-A-S-P-H-E-M-I-N-G.
What does "blaspheming" mean?
As a verb, "blaspheming" means: present participle and gerund of blaspheme
What is the origin of the word "blaspheming"?
From Middle English blasfemyng; equivalent to blaspheme + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list