fainting

/ˈfeɪntɪŋ/

//ˈfeɪntɪŋ// verb

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"fainting" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fainting” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,544
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-fainting · fainting · English

fainting · rank #28,544 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,544
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH eyelid

Nearest frequency peer: eyelid (-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 “fainting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fainting” 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).

fainting vs finding
75% similar
fainting vs fitting
75% similar
fainting vs fasting
75% similar

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

Key facts for fainting
PropertyValue
Headwordfainting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,544
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fainting”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “eyelid” (#28,543), “fecal” (#28,545), “ferret” (#28,546). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fainting” is #28,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around fainting (IPA /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,544 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of faint".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for fainting, with forms such as "afinting", "fainitng", and "fainnting". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "finding", "fitting", "fasting", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing. The correct English form is fainting, spelled F-A-I-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of faint

Etymology

From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afinting
  • fainitng
  • fainnting
  • faintign
  • faintingg
  • faintinng
  • faintnig
  • faintting
  • faitning
  • faniting
  • ffainting
  • fianting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fainting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afinting2fainitng2fainnting1faintign2faintingg1faintinng1faintnig2faintting1
Edit distance from "fainting"

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 "fainting"?
"fainting" is spelled F-A-I-N-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/.
What does "fainting" mean?
As a verb, "fainting" means: present participle and gerund of faint
What words are commonly confused with "fainting"?
"fainting" is commonly confused with "finding", "fitting", "fasting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fainting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fainting" is /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fainting"?
From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list