gasping

noun

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

The verdict

“gasping” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,160
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which one gasps.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gasping · gasping · English

gasping · rank #27,160 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,160
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gallo

Nearest frequency peer: Gallo (-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 “gasping”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gasping” 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).

gasping vs gazing
71% similar
gasping vs gating
71% similar
gasping vs gosling
71% similar

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

Key facts for gasping
PropertyValue
Headwordgasping
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,160
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gasping”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).gaspinglands 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 “Gallo” (#27,159), “Genevieve” (#27,161), “GAAP” (#27,158). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gasping” is #27,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gasping, anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,160 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act by which one gasps.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gasping, with forms such as "agsping", "gapsing", and "gasipng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "gazing", "gating", "gosling", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is gasping, spelled G-A-S-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which one gasps.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. sundry violent gaspings and strainings

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agsping
  • gapsing
  • gasipng
  • gaspign
  • gaspingg
  • gaspinng
  • gaspnig
  • gaspping
  • gassping
  • ggasping
  • gsaping

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agsping2gapsing2gasipng2gaspign2gaspingg1gaspinng1gaspnig2gaspping1
Edit distance from "gasping"

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 "gasping"?
"gasping" is spelled G-A-S-P-I-N-G.
What does "gasping" mean?
As a noun, "gasping" means: The act by which one gasps.
What words are commonly confused with "gasping"?
"gasping" is commonly confused with "gazing", "gating", "gosling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "gasping" come from?
"gasping" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

glorify#27,163fuelled#27,155hiccups#27,170hotspur#27,173

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Henrietta11 variantsfearsome11 variantsfastball11 variantsexpedite11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list