charging

/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/

//ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“charging” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,397
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-charging · charging · English

charging · rank #5,397 · 13 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,397
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH celebrating

Nearest frequency peer: celebrating (-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 “charging”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “charging” 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).

charging vs chasing
75% similar
charging vs Charing
75% similar
charging vs charming
88% similar

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

Key facts for charging
PropertyValue
Headwordcharging
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,397
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “charging”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).charginglands 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 “celebrating” (#5,396), “chemicals” (#5,398), “boxing” (#5,395). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “charging” is #5,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around charging (IPA /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,397 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of charge".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for charging, with forms such as "cahrging", "ccharging", and "chagring". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "chasing", "Charing", "charming", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is charging, spelled C-H-A-R-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of charge

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrging
  • ccharging
  • chagring
  • chargging
  • chargign
  • chargingg
  • charginng
  • chargnig
  • charigng
  • charrging
  • chharging
  • chraging
  • hcarging

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrging2ccharging1chagring2chargging1chargign2chargingg1charginng1chargnig2
Edit distance from "charging"

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 "charging"?
"charging" is spelled C-H-A-R-G-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does "charging" mean?
As a verb, "charging" means: present participle and gerund of charge
What words are commonly confused with "charging"?
"charging" is commonly confused with "chasing", "Charing", "charming". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charging"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charging" is /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charging" come from?
"charging" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

colonial#5,401aviation#5,390contrary#5,404artistic#5,388

Similar misspelling depth

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

anonymous13 variantsunnecessary13 variantsPortland13 variantsnominated13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list