cumming

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

//ˈkʌmɪŋ// verb

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"cumming" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cumming” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,051
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-cumming · cumming · English

cumming · rank #22,051 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,051
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crusader

Nearest frequency peer: crusader (-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 “cumming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cumming” 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).

cumming vs curing
71% similar
cumming vs cutting
71% similar
cumming vs curling
71% similar

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

Key facts for cumming
PropertyValue
Headwordcumming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkʌmɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,051
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cumming”

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).cumminglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “crusader” (#22,050), “cutoff” (#22,052), “Croydon” (#22,049). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cumming” is #22,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cumming (IPA /ˈkʌmɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,051 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of cum".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cumming, with forms such as "ccumming", "cmuming", and "cumimng". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "curing", "cutting", "curling", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is cumming, spelled C-U-M-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cum

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccumming
  • cmuming
  • cumimng
  • cuming
  • cummign
  • cummingg
  • cumminng
  • cummnig
  • ucmming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccumming1cmuming2cumimng2cuming1cummign2cummingg1cumminng1cummnig2
Edit distance from "cumming"

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 "cumming"?
"cumming" is spelled C-U-M-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌmɪŋ/.
What does "cumming" mean?
As a verb, "cumming" means: present participle and gerund of cum
What words are commonly confused with "cumming"?
"cumming" is commonly confused with "curing", "cutting", "curling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cumming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumming" is /ˈkʌmɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumming" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Croydon#22,049debacle#22,053defiant#22,054Coulson#22,046

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

disarm9 variantsclutter9 variantscarcass9 variantscalibre9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list