denying

/dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/

//dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“denying” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,673
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-denying · denying · English

denying · rank #7,673 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,673
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depot

Nearest frequency peer: depot (+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 “denying”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “denying” 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).

denying vs dying
71% similar
denying vs dining
71% similar
denying vs drying
71% similar

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

Key facts for denying
PropertyValue
Headworddenying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,673
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “denying”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).denyinglands 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 “depot” (#7,674), “Czech” (#7,671), “distress” (#7,675). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “denying” is #7,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around denying (IPA /dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,673 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of deny".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for denying, with forms such as "ddenying", "deniyng", and "dennying". 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. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "dying", "dining", "drying", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is denying, spelled D-E-N-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of deny

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddenying
  • deniyng
  • dennying
  • denyign
  • denyingg
  • denyinng
  • denynig
  • denyying
  • deyning
  • dneying
  • ednying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of denying - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddenying1deniyng2dennying1denyign2denyingg1denyinng1denynig2denyying1
Edit distance from "denying"

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 "denying"?
"denying" is spelled D-E-N-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does "denying" mean?
As a verb, "denying" means: present participle and gerund of deny
What words are commonly confused with "denying"?
"denying" is commonly confused with "dying", "dining", "drying". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "denying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denying" is /dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denying" come from?
"denying" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cousins#7,669elegant#7,682execute#7,687Finland#7,690

Similar misspelling depth

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

distress11 variantsColombia11 variantselevator11 variantsappealing11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list