drawing

/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/

//ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ// verb

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"drawing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drawing” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,575. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,575
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-drawing · drawing · English

drawing · rank #2,575 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,575
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH definition

Nearest frequency peer: definition (-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 “drawing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drawing” 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).

drawing vs drawn
71% similar
drawing vs drying
71% similar
drawing vs driving
71% similar

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

Key facts for drawing
PropertyValue
Headworddrawing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,575
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drawing”

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).drawinglands 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 “definition” (#2,574), “favor” (#2,576), “dedicated” (#2,573). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drawing” is #2,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drawing (IPA /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,575 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of draw".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drawing, with forms such as "darwing", "ddrawing", and "draiwng". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "drawn", "drying", "driving", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing. The correct English form is drawing, spelled D-R-A-W-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of draw

Etymology

From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darwing
  • ddrawing
  • draiwng
  • drawign
  • drawingg
  • drawinng
  • drawnig
  • drawwing
  • drrawing
  • drwaing
  • rdawing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

darwing2ddrawing1draiwng2drawign2drawingg1drawinng1drawnig2drawwing1
Edit distance from "drawing"

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 "drawing"?
"drawing" is spelled D-R-A-W-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/.
What does "drawing" mean?
As a verb, "drawing" means: present participle and gerund of draw
What words are commonly confused with "drawing"?
"drawing" is commonly confused with "drawn", "drying", "driving". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drawing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drawing" is /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "drawing"?
From Middle English drauinge, drawinge, alteration of earlier drawende, drawand, from Old English dragende, from Proto-Germanic *dragandz (“drawing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to draw; pull”), equivalent to draw + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

decades#2,572Jackson#2,585warning#2,564typical#2,562

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

universe11 variantsrealized11 variantsacademic11 variantsmatches11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list