endeavouring

/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/

//ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ// verb

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"endeavouring" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endeavouring” is uncommon English (frequency #70,636 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,636
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-endeavouring · endeavouring · English

endeavouring · rank #70,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,636
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH endorphin

Nearest frequency peer: endorphin (+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 “endeavouring”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for endeavouring
PropertyValue
Headwordendeavouring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “endeavouring” 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).endeavouringfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “endorphin” (#70,637), “ennobled” (#70,639), “Enya” (#70,640). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “endeavouring” is #70,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

endeavouring is uncommon English at frequency #70,636 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of endeavour".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for endeavouring, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is endeavouring, spelled E-N-D-E-A-V-O-U-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of endeavour

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 "endeavouring"?
"endeavouring" is spelled E-N-D-E-A-V-O-U-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/.
What does "endeavouring" mean?
As a verb, "endeavouring" means: present participle and gerund of endeavour
How do you pronounce "endeavouring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endeavouring" is /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "endeavouring" come from?
"endeavouring" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list