drooping

/ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/

//ˈdɹuːpɪŋ// verb

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"drooping" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drooping” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,593
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-drooping · drooping · English

drooping · rank #47,593 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,593
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drinkable

Nearest frequency peer: drinkable (-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 “drooping”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drooping” 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).

drooping vs dropping
88% similar
drooping vs drowning
75% similar
drooping vs doping
75% similar

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

Key facts for drooping
PropertyValue
Headworddrooping
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,593
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drooping”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “drinkable” (#47,592), “Edin” (#47,595), “dozing” (#47,590). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drooping” is #47,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drooping (IPA /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,593 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of droop".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drooping, with forms such as "ddrooping", "doroping", and "drooipng". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "dropping", "drowning", "doping", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From droop + -ing. The correct English form is drooping, spelled D-R-O-O-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of droop

Etymology

From droop + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrooping
  • doroping
  • drooipng
  • droopign
  • droopingg
  • droopinng
  • droopnig
  • droopping
  • dropoing
  • drrooping
  • rdooping

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddrooping1doroping2drooipng2droopign2droopingg1droopinng1droopnig2droopping1
Edit distance from "drooping"

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 "drooping"?
"drooping" is spelled D-R-O-O-P-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/.
What does "drooping" mean?
As a verb, "drooping" means: present participle and gerund of droop
What words are commonly confused with "drooping"?
"drooping" is commonly confused with "dropping", "drowning", "doping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drooping"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drooping" is /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/. 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 "drooping"?
From droop + -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 "drooping", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

empathic#47,603Devereux#47,578Dennison#47,573fastener#47,622

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list