blooming

/ˈbluː.mɪŋ/

//ˈbluː.mɪŋ// verb

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"blooming" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blooming” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,768
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-blooming · blooming · English

blooming · rank #18,768 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,768
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bloated

Nearest frequency peer: bloated (-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 “blooming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blooming” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blooming vs booing
75% similar
blooming vs blowing
75% similar
blooming vs booking
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blooming
PropertyValue
Headwordblooming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbluː.mɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,768
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “blooming”

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).bloominglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bloated” (#18,767), “blooms” (#18,769), “boating” (#18,770). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “blooming” is #18,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around blooming (IPA /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,768 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of bloom".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for blooming, with forms such as "bblooming", "bllooming", and "bloming". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "booing", "blowing", "booking", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. The correct English form is blooming, spelled B-L-O-O-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bloom

Etymology

By surface analysis, bloom + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblooming
  • bllooming
  • bloming
  • blomoing
  • blooimng
  • bloomign
  • bloomingg
  • bloominng
  • bloomming
  • bloomnig
  • boloming
  • lbooming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blooming - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bblooming1bllooming1bloming1blomoing2blooimng2bloomign2bloomingg1bloominng1
Edit distance from "blooming"

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 "blooming"?
"blooming" is spelled B-L-O-O-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/.
What does "blooming" mean?
As a verb, "blooming" means: present participle and gerund of bloom
What words are commonly confused with "blooming"?
"blooming" is commonly confused with "booing", "blowing", "booking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blooming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blooming" is /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/. 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 "blooming"?
By surface analysis, bloom + -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 "blooming", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bookings#18,772circling#18,786additive#18,746achieves#18,745

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

annoyance12 variantsChristy12 variantsworldly12 variantsdeterrent12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list