emptying

noun

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

The verdict

“emptying” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,077
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which something is emptied.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emptying · emptying · English

emptying · rank #26,077 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,077
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH earring

Nearest frequency peer: earring (-2 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 “emptying”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “emptying” 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 emptying
PropertyValue
Headwordemptying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,077
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emptying”

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).emptyinglands 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 “earring” (#26,075), “endangering” (#26,079), “Earle” (#26,074). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emptying” is #26,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around emptying, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,077 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 emptying, with forms such as "emmptying", "empptying", and "emptiyng". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is emptying, spelled E-M-P-T-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which something is emptied.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of emptins.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The bucket under the leaky roof needs frequent emptyings.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmptying
  • empptying
  • emptiyng
  • empttying
  • emptyign
  • emptyingg
  • emptyinng
  • emptynig
  • emptyying
  • empyting
  • emtpying
  • epmtying
  • meptying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emmptying1empptying1emptiyng2empttying1emptyign2emptyingg1emptyinng1emptynig2
Edit distance from "emptying"

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 "emptying"?
"emptying" is spelled E-M-P-T-Y-I-N-G.
What does "emptying" mean?
As a noun, "emptying" means: The act by which something is emptied.
What are common misspellings of "emptying"?
Common misspellings include "emmptying", "empptying", "emptiyng", "empttying", "emptyign". The correct spelling is "emptying".
What language does "emptying" come from?
"emptying" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fingered#26,088frighten#26,092gendered#26,097Georgina#26,098

Similar misspelling depth

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

foregoing13 variantscredence13 variantshesitated13 variantscivilised13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list