grounding
/ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/
"grounding" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“grounding” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,653 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,653
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | grounding |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,653 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “grounding” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for grounding is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,653 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for grounding, with forms such as "ggrounding", "gorunding", and "gronuding". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "grouping", "grunting", "grinding", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, ground + -ing. The correct English form is grounding, spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline.
- 2The return to a fully conscious state after a psychedelic experience.
- 3The collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water.
- 4The prevention of aircraft takeoff because of government action.
- 5The interconnecting metal chassis or frame of a device, appliance, machine, or metal raceway via a designated conductor to earth at the service panel. It may be bare or covered, and does not carry current in normal operation.
- 6The absorption of energy through visualized roots descending from oneself into the ground, using chi.
- 7The act by which a child is grounded (forbidden from going out, using electronics, etc.).
- 8The background of embroidery, etc.
Etymology
By surface analysis, ground + -ing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ggrounding,gorunding,gronuding,groudning,groundding,groundign,groundingg,groundinng,groundnig,grounidng,grounnding,grrounding,gruonding,rgounding
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of grounding - 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.
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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Using “grounding”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-R-O-U-N-D-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “grouping” - see the side-by-side comparison. grounding vs grouping
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.