detailing
"detailing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“detailing” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #12,576 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,576
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A thorough description or explanation.
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 | detailing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “detailing” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for detailing is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #12,576 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1A thorough description or explanation.
- 2An assignment to someone to undertake a particular task.
- 3An ornamentation or decoration on something that has been constructed.
- 4A careful and thorough cleaning and refurbishing of an automobile, aircraft, boat, etc.
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.
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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Using “detailing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-T-A-I-L-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “detaining” - see the side-by-side comparison. detailing vs detaining
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.