fleeing

/ˈfliːɪŋ/

//ˈfliːɪŋ// verb

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"fleeing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fleeing” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,243
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-fleeing · fleeing · English

fleeing · rank #12,243 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,243
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flare

Nearest frequency peer: flare (-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 “fleeing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “fleeing” 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).

fleeing vs fling
71% similar
fleeing vs flying
71% similar
fleeing vs flowing
71% similar

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

Key facts for fleeing
PropertyValue
Headwordfleeing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfliːɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,243
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fleeing”

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).fleeinglands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “flare” (#12,242), “flirting” (#12,244), “flank” (#12,241). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fleeing” is #12,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fleeing (IPA /ˈfliːɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,243 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of flee".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fleeing, with forms such as "ffleeing", "fleeign", and "fleeingg". 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, "fling", "flying", "flowing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is fleeing, spelled F-L-E-E-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of flee

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffleeing
  • fleeign
  • fleeingg
  • fleeinng
  • fleenig
  • fleieng
  • fleing
  • flleeing
  • lfeeing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fleeing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffleeing1fleeign2fleeingg1fleeinng1fleenig2fleieng2fleing1flleeing1
Edit distance from "fleeing"

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 "fleeing"?
"fleeing" is spelled F-L-E-E-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfliːɪŋ/.
What does "fleeing" mean?
As a verb, "fleeing" means: present participle and gerund of flee
What words are commonly confused with "fleeing"?
"fleeing" is commonly confused with "fling", "flying", "flowing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fleeing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fleeing" is /ˈfliːɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fleeing" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list