endeavoring

/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/

//ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ// verb

"endeavoring" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endeavoring” is uncommon English (frequency #66,638 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,638
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-endeavoring · endeavoring · English

endeavoring · rank #66,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,638
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH epicurean

Nearest frequency peer: epicurean (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “endeavoring”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “endeavoring” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for endeavoring
PropertyValue
Headwordendeavoring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “endeavoring” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “epicurean” (#66,639), “embolden” (#66,636), “epistolary” (#66,640). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “endeavoring” is #66,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

endeavoring is uncommon English at frequency #66,638 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of endeavor".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for endeavoring, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is endeavoring, spelled E-N-D-E-A-V-O-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of endeavor

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 "endeavoring"?
"endeavoring" is spelled E-N-D-E-A-V-O-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/.
What does "endeavoring" mean?
As a verb, "endeavoring" means: present participle and gerund of endeavor
How do you pronounce "endeavoring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endeavoring" is /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "endeavoring" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list