developing

/dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/

//dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ// verb

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"developing" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“developing” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,196
frequency rank, English
26,416
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of develop

Corpus desk

Index EN-developing · developing · English

developing · rank #2,196 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,196
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 26,416
  • PHOTO-FINISH concern

Nearest frequency peer: concern (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “developing”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “developing” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for developing
PropertyValue
Headworddeveloping
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,196
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “developing” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). developing lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around developing (IPA /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,196 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of develop".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for developing, with forms such as "ddeveloping", "deevloping", and "develloping". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is developing, spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of develop

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeveloping
  • deevloping
  • develloping
  • develoipng
  • developign
  • developingg
  • developinng
  • developnig
  • developping
  • develpoing
  • deveolping
  • devleoping
  • devveloping
  • dveeloping
  • edveloping

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeveloping1deevloping2develloping1develoipng2developign2developingg1developinng1developnig2
Edit distance from "developing"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "developing"?
"developing" is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/.
What does "developing" mean?
As a verb, "developing" means: present participle and gerund of develop
What are common misspellings of "developing"?
Common misspellings include "ddeveloping", "deevloping", "develloping", "develoipng", "developign". The correct spelling is "developing".
How do you pronounce "developing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "developing" is /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "developing" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

relatively15 variantstransport15 variantsproperties15 variantsrestaurant15 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list