carrying

/ˈkæɹ.i.ɪŋ/

//ˈkæɹ.i.ɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“carrying” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,430. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,430
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-carrying · carrying · English

carrying · rank #2,430 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,430
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH capable

Nearest frequency peer: capable (-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 “carrying”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “carrying” 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).

carrying vs crying
75% similar
carrying vs carving
75% similar
carrying vs caring
75% similar

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

Key facts for carrying
PropertyValue
Headwordcarrying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkæɹ.i.ɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,430
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “carrying”

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).carryinglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “capable” (#2,429), “chosen” (#2,431), “brings” (#2,428). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “carrying” is #2,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around carrying (IPA /ˈkæɹ.i.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,430 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of carry".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for carrying, with forms such as "acrrying", "carriyng", and "carryign". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "crying", "carving", "caring", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is carrying, spelled C-A-R-R-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of carry

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrrying
  • carriyng
  • carryign
  • carryingg
  • carryinng
  • carrynig
  • carryying
  • carying
  • caryring
  • ccarrying
  • crarying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acrrying2carriyng2carryign2carryingg1carryinng1carrynig2carryying1carying1
Edit distance from "carrying"

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 "carrying"?
"carrying" is spelled C-A-R-R-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæɹ.i.ɪŋ/.
What does "carrying" mean?
As a verb, "carrying" means: present participle and gerund of carry
What words are commonly confused with "carrying"?
"carrying" is commonly confused with "crying", "carving", "caring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carrying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carrying" is /ˈkæɹ.i.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carrying" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

customer#2,434assembly#2,425Virginia#2,419familiar#2,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

capable11 variantsessential11 variantsgranted11 variantslargely11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list