gaslighting
"gaslighting" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gaslighting” is uncommon English (frequency #51,721 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,721
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerund of gaslight
Corpus desk
Index EN-gaslighting · gaslighting · English
gaslighting · rank #51,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,721
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Gerhardt
Nearest frequency peer: Gerhardt (+2 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.
Long-tail ranks near “gaslighting”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- furor
furor
48,284 corpus weight
- galling
galling
48,283 corpus weight
- gaslighting
gaslighting
48,280 corpus weight
- Gerhardt
Gerhardt
48,278 corpus weight
- ghosting
ghosting
48,277 corpus weight
- glum
glum
48,274 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gaslighting” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gaslighting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #51,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gaslighting” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gaslighting is uncommon English at frequency #51,721 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerund of gaslight".
Zero misspellings are on record for gaslighting in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gaslight + -ing; see explanation at gaslight § Etymology 2. The correct English form is gaslighting, spelled G-A-S-L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1gerund of gaslight
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gaslighting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
2013, Victoria Summit, Stop Dancing in the Gaslight: Recognizing Domestic Abuse is Half the Battle, Scarlett Publishing, page 14, In the Disney movie, Oz, the Great and Powerful, Oz's gaslighting schemes showcase his extreme case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
“Defendants’ representations to this Court that Mr. Musk is not running DOGE are tantamount to legal gaslighting,” CREW said.
Etymology
From gaslight + -ing; see explanation at gaslight § Etymology 2.
This word in other languages
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
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).