embracing
"embracing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“embracing” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,691
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which something is embraced (in various senses).
Corpus desk
Index EN-embracing · embracing · English
embracing · rank #11,691 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,691
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH dusty
Nearest frequency peer: dusty (-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 “embracing”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- dumping
dumping
88,313 corpus weight
- Dunn
Dunn
88,312 corpus weight
- dusty
dusty
88,311 corpus weight
- embracing
embracing
88,310 corpus weight
- enduring
enduring
88,309 corpus weight
- enlightenme…
enlightenment
88,308 corpus weight
What this shows “embracing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embracing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #11,691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “embracing”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around embracing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,691 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act by which something is embraced (in various senses).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for embracing, with forms such as "ebmracing", "embarcing", and "embbracing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is embracing, spelled E-M-B-R-A-C-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The act by which something is embraced (in various senses).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how embracing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There are some secret moving Springs in the Affections, which when they are set a going by some Object in view, or be it some Object, though not in view, yet rendred present to the Mind by the Power of Imagination, that Motion carries out the Soul by its Impetuosity to such violent eager embracings of the Object, that the Absence of it is insupportable.
Ay, in so doing you will but voluntarily throw yourself into her arms, and, with fond embracings, proclaim yourself a willing servant; do not, in the wild endeavor to win fame, strive to crush her power!
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ebmracing
- embarcing
- embbracing
- embraccing
- embracign
- embracingg
- embracinng
- embracnig
- embraicng
- embrcaing
- embrracing
- emmbracing
- emrbacing
- mebracing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embracing - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).