entering
/ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/
"entering" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“entering” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,488
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of enter
Corpus desk
Index EN-entering · entering · English
entering · rank #3,488 · 12 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,488
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH enjoying
Nearest frequency peer: enjoying (-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 “entering”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- electrical
electrical
96,516 corpus weight
- employed
employed
96,515 corpus weight
- enjoying
enjoying
96,514 corpus weight
- entering
entering
96,513 corpus weight
- essentially
essentially
96,512 corpus weight
- establishme…
establishment
96,511 corpus weight
What this shows “entering” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entering |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,488 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “entering”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around entering (IPA /ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,488 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of enter".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entering, with forms such as "enetring", "enntering", and "enteirng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "enticing", "ensuring", "enduring", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is entering, spelled E-N-T-E-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of enter
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entering appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enetring
- enntering
- enteirng
- enterign
- enteringg
- enterinng
- enternig
- enterring
- entreing
- enttering
- etnering
- netering
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entering - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entering", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).