damning

/ˈdæmɪŋ/

//ˈdæmɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“damning” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,340. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,340
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-damning · damning · English

damning · rank #22,340 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,340
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH curiously

Nearest frequency peer: curiously (-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 “damning”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “damning” 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).

damning vs dating
71% similar
damning vs dining
71% similar
damning vs daring
71% similar

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

Key facts for damning
PropertyValue
Headworddamning
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈdæmɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,340
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “damning”

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).damninglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “curiously” (#22,339), “Danes” (#22,341), “Cupid” (#22,338). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “damning” is #22,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around damning (IPA /ˈdæmɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,340 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of damn".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for damning, with forms such as "admning", "daminng", and "dammning". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "dating", "dining", "daring", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English dampnynge; equivalent to damn + -ing. The correct English form is damning, spelled D-A-M-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of damn

Etymology

From Middle English dampnynge; equivalent to damn + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • admning
  • daminng
  • dammning
  • damnign
  • damningg
  • damninng
  • damnnig
  • damnning
  • danming
  • ddamning
  • dmaning

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

admning2daminng2dammning1damnign2damningg1damninng1damnnig2damnning1
Edit distance from "damning"

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 "damning"?
"damning" is spelled D-A-M-N-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdæmɪŋ/.
What does "damning" mean?
As a verb, "damning" means: present participle and gerund of damn
What words are commonly confused with "damning"?
"damning" is commonly confused with "dating", "dining", "daring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "damning"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "damning" is /ˈdæmɪŋ/. 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 "damning"?
From Middle English dampnynge; equivalent to damn + -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 "damning", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list