ducking

noun

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

The verdict

“ducking” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,130
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ducking · ducking · English

ducking · rank #27,130 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,130
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drooling

Nearest frequency peer: drooling (-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 “ducking”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ducking” 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).

ducking vs during
71% similar
ducking vs dumping
71% similar
ducking vs dusting
71% similar

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

Key facts for ducking
PropertyValue
Headwordducking
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,130
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ducking”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).duckinglands 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 “drooling” (#27,129), “doorbell” (#27,128), “doable” (#27,127). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “ducking” is #27,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ducking, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,130 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ducking, with forms such as "dcuking", "dducking", and "duccking". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "during", "dumping", "dusting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is ducking, spelled D-U-C-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
  2. 2
    An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcuking
  • dducking
  • duccking
  • ducikng
  • duckign
  • duckingg
  • duckinng
  • duckking
  • ducknig
  • dukcing
  • udcking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ducking - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcuking2dducking1duccking1ducikng2duckign2duckingg1duckinng1duckking1
Edit distance from "ducking"

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 "ducking"?
"ducking" is spelled D-U-C-K-I-N-G.
What does "ducking" mean?
As a noun, "ducking" means: An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
What words are commonly confused with "ducking"?
"ducking" is commonly confused with "during", "dumping", "dusting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ducking" come from?
"ducking" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Eritrea#27,136fuelled#27,155gasping#27,160glorify#27,163

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