diverting

adj

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"diverting" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“diverting” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,066
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-diverting · diverting · English

diverting · rank #26,066 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH distort

Nearest frequency peer: distort (-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 “diverting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “diverting” 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).

diverting vs dieting
78% similar
diverting vs diverging
89% similar

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

Key facts for diverting
PropertyValue
Headworddiverting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,066
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “diverting”

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).divertinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “distort” (#26,065), “DMs” (#26,067), “dissolving” (#26,064). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “diverting” is #26,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around diverting, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,066 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Amusing, distracting.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for diverting, with forms such as "ddiverting", "dievrting", and "diveritng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dieting", "diverging", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is diverting, spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amusing, distracting.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I was every day furniſhing the Court with ſome ridiculous Story; and Glumdalclitch, although ſhe loved me to Exceſs, yet was arch enough to inform the Queen, whenever I committed any Folly that ſhe thought would be diverting to her Majeſty.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiverting
  • dievrting
  • diveritng
  • diverrting
  • divertign
  • divertingg
  • divertinng
  • divertnig
  • divertting
  • divetring
  • divreting
  • divverting
  • dvierting
  • idverting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiverting1dievrting2diveritng2diverrting1divertign2divertingg1divertinng1divertnig2
Edit distance from "diverting"

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 "diverting"?
"diverting" is spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-I-N-G.
What does "diverting" mean?
As an adjective, "diverting" means: Amusing, distracting.
What words are commonly confused with "diverting"?
"diverting" is commonly confused with "dieting", "diverging". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "diverting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crossfire#26,051Fairbanks#26,085foregoing#26,091civilised#26,040

Similar misspelling depth

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

dissolving14 variantserroneously14 variantsconfessing14 variantschampaign14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list