counterfeiting

Name: counterfeiting, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“counterfeiting” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,667
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of one who counterfeits.

Corpus desk

Index EN-counterfeiting · counterfeiting · English

counterfeiting · rank #35,667 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #35,667
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 21 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH Cortes

Nearest frequency peer: Cortes (-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.

Copley

64,338
corgi

64,337
corsair

64,336
Cortes

64,335
counterfeit…

64,334
cranking

64,331

What this shows “counterfeiting” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for counterfeiting
Property	Value
Headword	counterfeiting
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#35,667
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “counterfeiting”

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).counterfeitinglands here:

#35,667

#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 “Cortes” (#35,666), “corsair” (#35,665), “corgi” (#35,664). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “counterfeiting” is #35,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around counterfeiting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,667 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of one who counterfeits.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for counterfeiting, with forms such as "ccounterfeiting", "conuterfeiting", and "counetrfeiting". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is counterfeiting, spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-E-I-T-I-N-G.

Definition

1
The act of one who counterfeits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Then he warmed to it, and smoothly set out all his shifts, malices, and treacheries, his extreme boldnesses (he was desperate bold); his retreats, shufflings, and counterfeitings (he was also inconceivably a coward) […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccounterfeiting
conuterfeiting
counetrfeiting
counnterfeiting
countefreiting
counterefiting
counterfeiitng
counterfeitign
counterfeitingg
counterfeitinng
counterfeitnig
counterfeitting
counterfetiing
counterffeiting
counterfieting
counterrfeiting
countrefeiting
countterfeiting
coutnerfeiting
cuonterfeiting
ocunterfeiting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "counterfeiting"

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 "counterfeiting"?

"counterfeiting" is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-E-I-T-I-N-G.

What does "counterfeiting" mean?

As a noun, "counterfeiting" means: The act of one who counterfeits.

What are common misspellings of "counterfeiting"?

Common misspellings include "ccounterfeiting", "conuterfeiting", "counetrfeiting", "counnterfeiting", "countefreiting". The correct spelling is "counterfeiting".

What language does "counterfeiting" come from?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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