discussing
/dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/
"discussing" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discussing” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,848. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,848
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of discuss
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 | discussing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #4,848 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discussing” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around discussing (IPA /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,848 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of discuss".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for discussing, with forms such as "ddiscussing", "dicsussing", and "disccussing". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "discussion", "disgusting", "dismissing", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is discussing, spelled D-I-S-C-U-S-S-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of discuss
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiscussing
- dicsussing
- disccussing
- discsusing
- discusing
- discusisng
- discussign
- discussingg
- discussinng
- discussnig
- disscussing
- disucssing
- dsicussing
- idscussing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discussing - 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 “discussing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-C-U-S-S-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “discussion” - see the side-by-side comparison. discussing vs discussion
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.