darting

adj

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

The verdict

“darting” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,592
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterized by sudden, quick movements.

Corpus desk

Index EN-darting · darting · English

darting · rank #42,592 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,592
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Daesh

Nearest frequency peer: Daesh (-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 “darting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “darting” 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).

darting vs during
71% similar
darting vs dating
86% similar
darting vs Darwin
57% similar

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

Key facts for darting
PropertyValue
Headworddarting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,592
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “darting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dartinglands 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 “Daesh” (#42,591), “dass” (#42,593), “dabble” (#42,590). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “darting” is #42,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around darting, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,592 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Characterized by sudden, quick movements.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for darting, with forms such as "adrting", "daritng", and "darrting". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "during", "dating", "Darwin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is darting, spelled D-A-R-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Characterized by sudden, quick movements.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonym: dartlike
  2. Its flight is fairly swift, and at times very darting or jerky.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrting
  • daritng
  • darrting
  • dartign
  • dartingg
  • dartinng
  • dartnig
  • dartting
  • datring
  • ddarting
  • drating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adrting2daritng2darrting1dartign2dartingg1dartinng1dartnig2dartting1
Edit distance from "darting"

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 "darting"?
"darting" is spelled D-A-R-T-I-N-G.
What does "darting" mean?
As an adjective, "darting" means: Characterized by sudden, quick movements.
What words are commonly confused with "darting"?
"darting" is commonly confused with "during", "dating", "Darwin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "darting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

decking#42,596decrypt#42,597dogging#42,612cantina#42,568

Similar misspelling depth

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

batgirl11 variantsambiance11 variantsgluttony11 variantsgranddad11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list