deafening
/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/
"deafening" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deafening” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,624
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deafening · deafening · English
deafening · rank #29,624 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,624
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH daydream
Nearest frequency peer: daydream (-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 “deafening”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- curtail
curtail
70,381 corpus weight
- DACA
DACA
70,380 corpus weight
- Dakar
Dakar
70,379 corpus weight
- daydream
daydream
70,378 corpus weight
- deafening
deafening
70,377 corpus weight
- detonate
detonate
70,374 corpus weight
What this shows “deafening” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deafening |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #29,624 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deafening”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around deafening (IPA /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,624 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for deafening, with forms such as "daefening", "ddeafening", and "deaefning". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "defining", "defending", "deepening", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is deafening, spelled D-E-A-F-E-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.
- 2Very loud.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deafening appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At that instant, Eragon's back ruptured in an explosion of agony so intense, he experienced it with all five senses: as a deafening, crashing waterfall of sound; a metallic taste that coated his tongue; an acrid, eye-watering stench in his nostrils, redolent of vinegar; pulsing colors; and, above all, the feeling that Durza had just laid open his back.
But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris, and the line to a huge crater.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- daefening
- ddeafening
- deaefning
- deafeinng
- deafenign
- deafeningg
- deafeninng
- deafennig
- deafenning
- deaffening
- deafneing
- defaening
- edafening
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deafening - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deafening", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).