distancing

/ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/

//ˈdɪstənsɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“distancing” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,758
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of distance

Corpus desk

Index EN-distancing · distancing · English

distancing · rank #26,758 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,758
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH ditching

Nearest frequency peer: ditching (+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 “distancing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “distancing” 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
Key facts for distancing
PropertyValue
Headworddistancing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,758
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “distancing”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).distancinglands 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 “ditching” (#26,759), “Dix” (#26,760), “diode” (#26,755). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “distancing” is #26,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around distancing (IPA /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,758 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of distance".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for distancing, with forms such as "ddistancing", "disatncing", and "disstancing". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is distancing, spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-C-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of distance

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistancing
  • disatncing
  • disstancing
  • distacning
  • distanccing
  • distancign
  • distancingg
  • distancinng
  • distancnig
  • distanicng
  • distanncing
  • distnacing
  • disttancing
  • ditsancing
  • dsitancing
  • idstancing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddistancing1disatncing2disstancing1distacning2distanccing1distancign2distancingg1distancinng1
Edit distance from "distancing"

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 "distancing"?
"distancing" is spelled D-I-S-T-A-N-C-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/.
What does "distancing" mean?
As a verb, "distancing" means: present participle and gerund of distance
What are common misspellings of "distancing"?
Common misspellings include "ddistancing", "disatncing", "disstancing", "distacning", "distanccing". The correct spelling is "distancing".
How do you pronounce "distancing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distancing" is /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distancing" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "distancing", 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 (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list