exploding

verb

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"exploding" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“exploding” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,320
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-exploding · exploding · English

exploding · rank #14,320 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,320
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH experimenting

Nearest frequency peer: experimenting (-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 “exploding”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “exploding” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

exploding vs exposing
78% similar
exploding vs exploring
89% similar
exploding vs excluding
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for exploding
PropertyValue
Headwordexploding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,320
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “exploding”

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).explodinglands 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 “experimenting” (#14,319), “favourable” (#14,322), “Everett” (#14,317). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “exploding” is #14,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around exploding, averb. Corpus frequency is #14,320 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of explode".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for exploding, with forms such as "epxloding", "exlpoding", and "expldoing". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "exposing", "exploring", "excluding", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is exploding, spelled E-X-P-L-O-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of explode

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. My head is exploding from all this rubbish.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epxloding
  • exlpoding
  • expldoing
  • explloding
  • explodding
  • explodign
  • explodingg
  • explodinng
  • explodnig
  • exploidng
  • expolding
  • expploding
  • exxploding
  • xeploding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epxloding2exlpoding2expldoing2explloding1explodding1explodign2explodingg1explodinng1
Edit distance from "exploding"

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 "exploding"?
"exploding" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-D-I-N-G.
What does "exploding" mean?
As a verb, "exploding" means: present participle and gerund of explode
What words are commonly confused with "exploding"?
"exploding" is commonly confused with "exposing", "exploring", "excluding". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "exploding" come from?
"exploding" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ferdinand#14,323flowering#14,325fragrance#14,327customary#14,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

impending14 variantspioneering14 variantswatershed14 variantsWilkinson14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list