bursting

/ˈbɝstɪŋ/

//ˈbɝstɪŋ// adj

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

The verdict

“bursting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,118
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very eager (to do something).

Corpus desk

Index EN-bursting · bursting · English

bursting · rank #15,118 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,118
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bumped

Nearest frequency peer: bumped (-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 “bursting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bursting” 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).

bursting vs busting
88% similar
bursting vs burying
75% similar
bursting vs butting
75% similar

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

Key facts for bursting
PropertyValue
Headwordbursting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɝstɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,118
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bursting”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “bumped” (#15,117), “breakout” (#15,116), “catchy” (#15,120). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bursting” is #15,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bursting (IPA /ˈbɝstɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,118 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bursting, with forms such as "bbursting", "brusting", and "burrsting". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "busting", "burying", "butting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is bursting, spelled B-U-R-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Very eager (to do something).
  2. 2
    Urgently needing to urinate.
  3. 3
    So full (with something) as almost to erupt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I was bursting to tell him the secret.
  2. Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting.

Synonyms

busting

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbursting
  • brusting
  • burrsting
  • bursitng
  • burssting
  • burstign
  • burstingg
  • burstinng
  • burstnig
  • burstting
  • burtsing
  • busrting
  • ubrsting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bursting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbursting1brusting2burrsting1bursitng2burssting1burstign2burstingg1burstinng1
Edit distance from "bursting"

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 "bursting"?
"bursting" is spelled B-U-R-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɝstɪŋ/.
What does "bursting" mean?
As an adjective, "bursting" means: Very eager (to do something).
What words are commonly confused with "bursting"?
"bursting" is commonly confused with "busting", "burying", "butting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bursting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bursting" is /ˈbɝstɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bursting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list