easygoing

adj

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

The verdict

“easygoing” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,180
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calm, relaxed, casual and informal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-easygoing · easygoing · English

easygoing · rank #44,180 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,180
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eben

Nearest frequency peer: Eben (+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 “easygoing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “easygoing” 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 easygoing
PropertyValue
Headwordeasygoing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,180
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “easygoing”

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).easygoinglands 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 “Eben” (#44,181), “dwelt” (#44,178), “DSA” (#44,177). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “easygoing” is #44,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around easygoing, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,180 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for easygoing, with forms such as "aesygoing", "easgyoing", and "eassygoing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From easy + going. The correct English form is easygoing, spelled E-A-S-Y-G-O-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calm, relaxed, casual and informal.
  2. 2
    Unhurried.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He dropped gradually back into his old frivolous and easy-going ways and conditions of feeling and manner of speech, and no familiar of his could have detected anything in him that differentiated him from the weak and careless Tom of other days.
  2. He might, indeed, resent her behaviour too deeply to seek to see her at once; but his easygoing modern attitude toward conduct and convictions made that improbable. She had an idea that what he had most minded was her dropping so unceremoniously out of the Embassy Dinner.

Etymology

From easy + going.

This word in other languages

calmado(Español)sympathique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aesygoing
  • easgyoing
  • eassygoing
  • easyggoing
  • easygiong
  • easygoign
  • easygoingg
  • easygoinng
  • easygonig
  • easyoging
  • easyygoing
  • eaysgoing
  • esaygoing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aesygoing2easgyoing2eassygoing1easyggoing1easygiong2easygoign2easygoingg1easygoinng1
Edit distance from "easygoing"

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 "easygoing"?
"easygoing" is spelled E-A-S-Y-G-O-I-N-G.
What does "easygoing" mean?
As an adjective, "easygoing" means: Calm, relaxed, casual and informal.
What are common misspellings of "easygoing"?
Common misspellings include "aesygoing", "easgyoing", "eassygoing", "easyggoing", "easygiong". The correct spelling is "easygoing".
What is the origin of the word "easygoing"?
From easy + going. 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 "easygoing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list