distilling

noun

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

The verdict

“distilling” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,662
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distillation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-distilling · distilling · English

distilling · rank #40,662 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,662
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH divinely

Nearest frequency peer: divinely (+2 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 “distilling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “distilling” 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 distilling
PropertyValue
Headworddistilling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,662
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “distilling”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “divinely” (#40,664), “disown” (#40,659), “dorky” (#40,665). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “distilling” is #40,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around distilling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,662 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Distillation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for distilling, with forms such as "ddistilling", "disitlling", and "disstilling". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is distilling, spelled D-I-S-T-I-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Distillation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. And so by repeating of these Dissolvings and Distillings, there will be at length produced divers small Attoms […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistilling
  • disitlling
  • disstilling
  • distililng
  • distiling
  • distillign
  • distillingg
  • distillinng
  • distillnig
  • distliling
  • disttilling
  • ditsilling
  • dsitilling
  • idstilling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distilling - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddistilling1disitlling2disstilling1distililng2distiling1distillign2distillingg1distillinng1
Edit distance from "distilling"

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 "distilling"?
"distilling" is spelled D-I-S-T-I-L-L-I-N-G.
What does "distilling" mean?
As a noun, "distilling" means: Distillation.
What are common misspellings of "distilling"?
Common misspellings include "ddistilling", "disitlling", "disstilling", "distililng", "distiling". The correct spelling is "distilling".
What language does "distilling" come from?
"distilling" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list