detailing

Name: detailing, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“detailing” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,576
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thorough description or explanation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-detailing · detailing · English

detailing · rank #12,576 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #12,576
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH Denis

Nearest frequency peer: Denis (-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.

debit

87,428
demolition

87,427
Denis

87,426
detailing

87,425
differentia…

87,424
dim

87,423

What this shows “detailing” 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).

detailing vs detaining

89% similar

detailing vs dealing

78% similar

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

Key facts for detailing
Property	Value
Headword	detailing
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#12,576
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “detailing”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).detailinglands here:

#12,576

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Denis” (#12,575), “differentiate” (#12,577), “demolition” (#12,574). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “detailing” is #12,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around detailing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,576 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for detailing, with forms such as "ddetailing", "deatiling", and "detaiilng". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "detaining", "dealing", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is detailing, spelled D-E-T-A-I-L-I-N-G.

Definition

1
A thorough description or explanation.
2
An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task.
3
An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed.
4
A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Less successful are the flotsam-y parts of the book — the arbitrary releases about Ebbesmeyer’s career struggles or the detailings of one too many garbage finds.
a dress with elaborate neck detailings

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddetailing
deatiling
detaiilng
detailign
detailingg
detailinng
detailling
detailnig
detaliing
detialing
dettailing
dteailing
edtailing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "detailing"

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 "detailing"?

"detailing" is spelled D-E-T-A-I-L-I-N-G.

What does "detailing" mean?

As a noun, "detailing" means: A thorough description or explanation.

What words are commonly confused with "detailing"?

"detailing" is commonly confused with "detaining", "dealing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "detailing" come from?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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