enthralling

adj

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

The verdict

“enthralling” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,626
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - exciting and absorbing

Corpus desk

Index EN-enthralling · enthralling · English

enthralling · rank #43,626 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,626
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Epping

Nearest frequency peer: Epping (+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 “enthralling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “enthralling” 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 enthralling
PropertyValue
Headwordenthralling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,626
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “enthralling”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).enthrallinglands 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 “Epping” (#43,627), “engulf” (#43,623), “equivalency” (#43,629). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “enthralling” is #43,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around enthralling, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,626 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "exciting and absorbing".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for enthralling, with forms such as "enhtralling", "ennthralling", and "entharlling". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is enthralling, spelled E-N-T-H-R-A-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    exciting and absorbing

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Abbess had not miscalculated the effect of the yesterday's ceremony—she knew it was not binding, but its influence as a religious obligation was enthralling to a degree.
  2. Glittering castles in Spain were shaping themselves out of the mists and rainbows of her lively fancy; adventures wonderful and enthralling were happening to her in cloudland—adventures that always turned out triumphantly and never involved her in scrapes like those of actual life.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enhtralling
  • ennthralling
  • entharlling
  • enthhralling
  • enthralilng
  • enthraling
  • enthrallign
  • enthrallingg
  • enthrallinng
  • enthrallnig
  • enthrlaling
  • enthrralling
  • entrhalling
  • entthralling
  • etnhralling
  • nethralling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enthralling - 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.

enhtralling2ennthralling1entharlling2enthhralling1enthralilng2enthraling1enthrallign2enthrallingg1
Edit distance from "enthralling"

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 "enthralling"?
"enthralling" is spelled E-N-T-H-R-A-L-L-I-N-G.
What does "enthralling" mean?
As an adjective, "enthralling" means: exciting and absorbing
What are common misspellings of "enthralling"?
Common misspellings include "enhtralling", "ennthralling", "entharlling", "enthhralling", "enthralilng". The correct spelling is "enthralling".
What language does "enthralling" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list