degrading

/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/

//dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)// verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"degrading" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“degrading” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,289
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-degrading · degrading · English

degrading · rank #18,289 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,289
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Davenport

Nearest frequency peer: Davenport (-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 “degrading”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “degrading” 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
Key facts for degrading
PropertyValue
Headworddegrading
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,289
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “degrading”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).degradinglands 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 “Davenport” (#18,288), “deli” (#18,290), “cybersecurity” (#18,287). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “degrading” is #18,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around degrading (IPA /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,289 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of degrade".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for degrading, with forms such as "ddegrading", "degarding", and "deggrading". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is degrading, spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of degrade

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddegrading
  • degarding
  • deggrading
  • degradding
  • degradign
  • degradingg
  • degradinng
  • degradnig
  • degraidng
  • degrdaing
  • degrrading
  • dergading
  • dgerading
  • edgrading

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddegrading1degarding2deggrading1degradding1degradign2degradingg1degradinng1degradnig2
Edit distance from "degrading"

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 "degrading"?
"degrading" is spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does "degrading" mean?
As a verb, "degrading" means: present participle and gerund of degrade
What are common misspellings of "degrading"?
Common misspellings include "ddegrading", "degarding", "deggrading", "degradding", "degradign". The correct spelling is "degrading".
How do you pronounce "degrading"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degrading" is /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degrading" come from?
"degrading" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Davenport#18,288crackdown#18,282elongated#18,298continual#18,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

colonists14 variantsfrontline14 variantsByzantine14 variantsGibraltar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list