conflicting

adj

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"conflicting" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conflicting” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,393
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fighting; contending; in conflict.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conflicting · conflicting · English

conflicting · rank #12,393 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,393
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH condo

Nearest frequency peer: condo (-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 “conflicting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “conflicting” 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
Key facts for conflicting
PropertyValue
Headwordconflicting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,393
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conflicting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).conflictinglands 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 “condo” (#12,392), “Conrad” (#12,394), “conceded” (#12,391). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conflicting” is #12,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around conflicting, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,393 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for conflicting, with forms such as "cconflicting", "cnoflicting", and "cofnlicting". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is conflicting, spelled C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fighting; contending; in conflict.
  2. 2
    Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. To eliminate conflicting movements at the busy Brighton Main Line station, Network Rail proposes to rebuild the station with two extra platforms (from six to eight) and a larger concourse.
  2. in the absence of all conflicting evidence

This word in other languages

enfrentado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconflicting
  • cnoflicting
  • cofnlicting
  • confflicting
  • confilcting
  • conflciting
  • confliccting
  • conflicitng
  • conflictign
  • conflictingg
  • conflictinng
  • conflictnig
  • conflictting
  • conflitcing
  • confllicting
  • conlficting
  • connflicting
  • ocnflicting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconflicting1cnoflicting2cofnlicting2confflicting1confilcting2conflciting2confliccting1conflicitng2
Edit distance from "conflicting"

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 "conflicting"?
"conflicting" is spelled C-O-N-F-L-I-C-T-I-N-G.
What does "conflicting" mean?
As an adjective, "conflicting" means: Fighting; contending; in conflict.
What are common misspellings of "conflicting"?
Common misspellings include "cconflicting", "cnoflicting", "cofnlicting", "confflicting", "confilcting". The correct spelling is "conflicting".
What language does "conflicting" come from?
"conflicting" 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 "conflicting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

discontinued18 variantstransitional18 variantstheoretically18 variantspractitioner18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list