crushing

/ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/

//ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“crushing” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,157
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-crushing · crushing · English

crushing · rank #9,157 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,157
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH critique

Nearest frequency peer: critique (-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 “crushing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crushing” 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).

crushing vs cussing
75% similar
crushing vs causing
75% similar
crushing vs crossing
75% similar

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

Key facts for crushing
PropertyValue
Headwordcrushing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,157
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crushing”

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).crushinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “critique” (#9,156), “curved” (#9,158), “convey” (#9,155). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crushing” is #9,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around crushing (IPA /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,157 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of crush".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for crushing, with forms such as "ccrushing", "crrushing", and "crsuhing". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "cussing", "causing", "crossing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, crush + -ing. The correct English form is crushing, spelled C-R-U-S-H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of crush

Etymology

By surface analysis, crush + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrushing
  • crrushing
  • crsuhing
  • cruhsing
  • crushhing
  • crushign
  • crushingg
  • crushinng
  • crushnig
  • crusihng
  • crusshing
  • curshing
  • rcushing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccrushing1crrushing1crsuhing2cruhsing2crushhing1crushign2crushingg1crushinng1
Edit distance from "crushing"

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 "crushing"?
"crushing" is spelled C-R-U-S-H-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/.
What does "crushing" mean?
As a verb, "crushing" means: present participle and gerund of crush
What words are commonly confused with "crushing"?
"crushing" is commonly confused with "cussing", "causing", "crossing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crushing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crushing" is /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "crushing"?
By surface analysis, crush + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

critique#9,156connects#9,154cheering#9,147applause#9,136

Similar misspelling depth

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

Churchill13 variantsdiscourse13 variantscharities13 variantsentertain13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list