gunning

noun

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

The verdict

“gunning” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,103
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of firing a gun.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gunning · gunning · English

gunning · rank #26,103 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,103
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH guilds

Nearest frequency peer: guilds (-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 “gunning”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gunning” 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).

gunning vs gushing
71% similar
gunning vs gutting
71% similar
gunning vs gusting
71% similar

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

Key facts for gunning
PropertyValue
Headwordgunning
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,103
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gunning”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).gunninglands 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 “guilds” (#26,102), “Guernsey” (#26,101), “haiku” (#26,105). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gunning” is #26,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around gunning, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,103 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of firing a gun.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for gunning, with forms such as "ggunning", "gnuning", and "guning". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gushing", "gutting", "gusting", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is gunning, spelled G-U-N-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of firing a gun.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Philippe Bourgois […] witnessed shootings, muggings, bombings, machine-gunnings, fire bombings, and numerous fistfights, and he was manhandled by New York City police who mistook him for a drug dealer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggunning
  • gnuning
  • guning
  • guninng
  • gunnign
  • gunningg
  • gunninng
  • gunnnig
  • ugnning

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ggunning1gnuning2guning1guninng2gunnign2gunningg1gunninng1gunnnig2
Edit distance from "gunning"

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 "gunning"?
"gunning" is spelled G-U-N-N-I-N-G.
What does "gunning" mean?
As a noun, "gunning" means: The act of firing a gun.
What words are commonly confused with "gunning"?
"gunning" is commonly confused with "gushing", "gutting", "gusting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "gunning" come from?
"gunning" 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 "gunning", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hatchet#26,108Gandalf#26,096gallows#26,095hilltop#26,112

Similar misspelling depth

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

guilds9 variantsfished9 variantsFelicia9 variantsirritate9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list