conniving
/kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
"conniving" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conniving” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,706. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,706
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That connives; conspiratorial.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conniving · conniving · English
conniving · rank #44,706 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #44,706
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH contemptuous
Nearest frequency peer: contemptuous (+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 “conniving”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- condensing
condensing
55,298 corpus weight
- conniving
conniving
55,295 corpus weight
- contemptuous
contemptuous
55,294 corpus weight
- Corvallis
Corvallis
55,292 corpus weight
- cosmetology
cosmetology
55,291 corpus weight
- Cotswolds
Cotswolds
55,290 corpus weight
What this shows “conniving” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conniving |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,706 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conniving”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around conniving (IPA /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,706 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That connives; conspiratorial.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for conniving, with forms such as "cconniving", "cnoniving", and "coninving". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "conceiving", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is conniving, spelled C-O-N-N-I-V-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1That connives; conspiratorial.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how conniving appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I waited. Then those two / Strange pilgrims of the sanctuaries of sin / Brought from beneath their large conniving cloaks / Two hidden baskets brimming with rich store / Of broken viands — pasties, jellies, meats, / Crumbs of Belshazzar's table, evil waste / Of that interminable nightly feast […]
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cconniving
- cnoniving
- coninving
- coniving
- conniivng
- connivign
- connivingg
- connivinng
- connivnig
- connivving
- connviing
- ocnniving
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conniving - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).