granting

noun

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

The verdict

“granting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,552
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-granting · granting · English

granting · rank #11,552 · 13 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,552
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH greeting

Nearest frequency peer: greeting (+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 “granting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “granting” 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).

granting vs grazing
75% similar
granting vs grating
88% similar
granting vs grinding
75% similar

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

Key facts for granting
PropertyValue
Headwordgranting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,552
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “granting”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “greeting” (#11,553), “gin” (#11,550), “Hawaiian” (#11,554). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “granting” is #11,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around granting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,552 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act by which something is granted.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for granting, with forms such as "garnting", "ggranting", and "granitng". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "grazing", "grating", "grinding", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is granting, spelled G-R-A-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which something is granted.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] after grantings, revokings, and re-grantings, of the liberty of Yarmouth […]
  2. We want to make it clear that […] the Department of Agriculture has no responsibility and takes no position with regard to the grantings of individual export licenses or to whom such licenses are granted.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • garnting
  • ggranting
  • granitng
  • grannting
  • grantign
  • grantingg
  • grantinng
  • grantnig
  • grantting
  • gratning
  • grnating
  • grranting
  • rganting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

garnting2ggranting1granitng2grannting1grantign2grantingg1grantinng1grantnig2
Edit distance from "granting"

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 "granting"?
"granting" is spelled G-R-A-N-T-I-N-G.
What does "granting" mean?
As a noun, "granting" means: The act by which something is granted.
What words are commonly confused with "granting"?
"granting" is commonly confused with "grazing", "grating", "grinding". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "granting" come from?
"granting" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list