discharging

noun

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"discharging" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“discharging” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,003. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,003
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process by which something is discharged.

Corpus desk

Index EN-discharging · discharging · English

discharging · rank #30,003 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,003
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH discernible

Nearest frequency peer: discernible (-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 “discharging”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “discharging” 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).

discharging vs discarding
82% similar

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

Key facts for discharging
PropertyValue
Headworddischarging
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,003
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “discharging”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).discharginglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “discernible” (#30,002), “diddy” (#30,001), “displace” (#30,005). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “discharging” is #30,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around discharging, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,003 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act or process by which something is discharged.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for discharging, with forms such as "ddischarging", "dicsharging", and "discahrging". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "discarding", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is discharging, spelled D-I-S-C-H-A-R-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process by which something is discharged.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. From the magnificent ejaculation of the Waimangu geyser, to the tiniest of gaseous emissions, descriptions of the thermal reserve were rife with dischargings, bubblings and stinkings, quiverings and palpitations, orifices and protuberances.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddischarging
  • dicsharging
  • discahrging
  • disccharging
  • dischagring
  • dischargging
  • dischargign
  • dischargingg
  • discharginng
  • dischargnig
  • discharigng
  • discharrging
  • dischharging
  • dischraging
  • dishcarging
  • disscharging
  • dsicharging
  • idscharging

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddischarging1dicsharging2discahrging2disccharging1dischagring2dischargging1dischargign2dischargingg1
Edit distance from "discharging"

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 "discharging"?
"discharging" is spelled D-I-S-C-H-A-R-G-I-N-G.
What does "discharging" mean?
As a noun, "discharging" means: The act or process by which something is discharged.
What words are commonly confused with "discharging"?
"discharging" is commonly confused with "discarding". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "discharging" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discernible#30,002extremities#30,034centrifugal#29,961antisemitic#29,915

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

inexperience18 variantsamortization18 variantsintoxicating18 variantsstructuring18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list