cementing

noun

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"cementing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cementing” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,482. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,482
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instance of affixing something with cement.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cementing · cementing · English

cementing · rank #36,482 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,482
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH caucuses

Nearest frequency peer: caucuses (-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 “cementing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cementing” 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).

cementing vs commenting
80% similar
cementing vs clementine
80% similar

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

Key facts for cementing
PropertyValue
Headwordcementing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,482
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cementing”

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).cementinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “caucuses” (#36,481), “centrifuge” (#36,483), “catwoman” (#36,480). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cementing” is #36,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around cementing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,482 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An instance of affixing something with cement.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cementing, with forms such as "ccementing", "ceemnting", and "cemenitng". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "commenting", "clementine", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is cementing, spelled C-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An instance of affixing something with cement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Two stage cementing is quite indispensable for deep hole cementings and brings good results.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccementing
  • ceemnting
  • cemenitng
  • cemennting
  • cementign
  • cementingg
  • cementinng
  • cementnig
  • cementting
  • cemetning
  • cemmenting
  • cemneting
  • cmeenting
  • ecmenting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccementing1ceemnting2cemenitng2cemennting1cementign2cementingg1cementinng1cementnig2
Edit distance from "cementing"

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 "cementing"?
"cementing" is spelled C-E-M-E-N-T-I-N-G.
What does "cementing" mean?
As a noun, "cementing" means: An instance of affixing something with cement.
What words are commonly confused with "cementing"?
"cementing" is commonly confused with "commenting", "clementine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cementing" come from?
"cementing" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cathartic#36,479Carolinas#36,476comforter#36,495bubblegum#36,467

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

attenuation14 variantsEarnhardt14 variantsexcepting14 variantsabsorbent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list