coordinating

adj

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"coordinating" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coordinating” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,125
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That coordinates

Corpus desk

Index EN-coordinating · coordinating · English

coordinating · rank #13,125 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,125
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH converts

Nearest frequency peer: converts (-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 “coordinating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “coordinating” 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).

coordinating vs coordination
83% similar

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

Key facts for coordinating
PropertyValue
Headwordcoordinating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#13,125
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coordinating”

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).coordinatinglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “converts” (#13,124), “cortex” (#13,126), “constructing” (#13,123). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coordinating” is #13,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around coordinating, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,125 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That coordinates".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for coordinating, with forms such as "ccoordinating", "coodrinating", and "coorddinating". 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, "coordination", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is coordinating, spelled C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That coordinates

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. coordinating conjunction

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoordinating
  • coodrinating
  • coorddinating
  • coordianting
  • coordinaitng
  • coordinatign
  • coordinatingg
  • coordinatinng
  • coordinatnig
  • coordinatting
  • coordinnating
  • coordintaing
  • coordniating
  • cooridnating
  • coorrdinating
  • cordinating
  • corodinating
  • ocordinating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coordinating - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoordinating1coodrinating2coorddinating1coordianting2coordinaitng2coordinatign2coordinatingg1coordinatinng1
Edit distance from "coordinating"

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 "coordinating"?
"coordinating" is spelled C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-N-G.
What does "coordinating" mean?
As an adjective, "coordinating" means: That coordinates
What words are commonly confused with "coordinating"?
"coordinating" is commonly confused with "coordination". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "coordinating" come from?
"coordinating" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

constructing#13,123congratulate#13,122fundamentals#13,153accumulation#13,085

Similar misspelling depth

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

authoritarian18 variantstestosterone18 variantsproportional18 variantsresemblance18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list