discouraging
/dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
"discouraging" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discouraging” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,775
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of discourage
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discouraging |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #21,775 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discouraging” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around discouraging (IPA /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,775 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of discourage".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for discouraging, with forms such as "ddiscouraging", "dicsouraging", and "disccouraging". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is discouraging, spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-R-A-G-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of discourage
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiscouraging
- dicsouraging
- disccouraging
- discoruaging
- discouarging
- discouragging
- discouragign
- discouragingg
- discouraginng
- discouragnig
- discouraigng
- discourgaing
- discourraging
- discuoraging
- disocuraging
- disscouraging
- dsicouraging
- idscouraging
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discouraging - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “discouraging”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-C-O-U-R-A-G-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪsˈkʌɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.