casting

/ˈkæstɪŋ/

//ˈkæstɪŋ// verb

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"casting" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“casting” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,581
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-casting · casting · English

casting · rank #5,581 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,581
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH caps

Nearest frequency peer: caps (-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 “casting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “casting” 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).

casting vs citing
71% similar
casting vs caving
71% similar
casting vs cutting
71% similar

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

Key facts for casting
PropertyValue
Headwordcasting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkæstɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,581
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “casting”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “caps” (#5,580), “cattle” (#5,582), “burst” (#5,579). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “casting” is #5,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around casting (IPA /ˈkæstɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,581 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of cast".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for casting, with forms such as "acsting", "casitng", and "cassting". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "citing", "caving", "cutting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing. The correct English form is casting, spelled C-A-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cast

Etymology

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acsting
  • casitng
  • cassting
  • castign
  • castingg
  • castinng
  • castnig
  • castting
  • catsing
  • ccasting
  • csating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casting - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acsting2casitng2cassting1castign2castingg1castinng1castnig2castting1
Edit distance from "casting"

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 "casting"?
"casting" is spelled C-A-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæstɪŋ/.
What does "casting" mean?
As a verb, "casting" means: present participle and gerund of cast
What words are commonly confused with "casting"?
"casting" is commonly confused with "citing", "caving", "cutting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "casting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casting" is /ˈkæstɪŋ/. 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 "casting"?
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -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 "casting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Collins#5,585Belgium#5,575barrier#5,574elderly#5,593

Similar misspelling depth

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

appearing11 variantsspirits11 variantssometime11 variantspodcast11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list