gusting

/ˈɡʌstɪŋ/

//ˈɡʌstɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“gusting” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,372
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of gust

Corpus desk

Index EN-gusting · gusting · English

gusting · rank #49,372 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,372
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guetta

Nearest frequency peer: Guetta (-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 “gusting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gusting” 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).

gusting vs gutting
86% similar
gusting vs gating
71% similar
gusting vs getting
71% similar

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

Key facts for gusting
PropertyValue
Headwordgusting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɡʌstɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,372
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gusting”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Guetta” (#49,371), “Gwendolyn” (#49,373), “grosser” (#49,370). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gusting” is #49,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gusting (IPA /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,372 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of gust".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gusting, with forms such as "ggusting", "gsuting", and "gusitng". 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, "gutting", "gating", "getting", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is gusting, spelled G-U-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of gust

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Conditions on Snowdon had been dry, but gusting winds had made walking difficult.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggusting
  • gsuting
  • gusitng
  • gussting
  • gustign
  • gustingg
  • gustinng
  • gustnig
  • gustting
  • gutsing
  • ugsting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gusting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggusting1gsuting2gusitng2gussting1gustign2gustingg1gustinng1gustnig2
Edit distance from "gusting"

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 "gusting"?
"gusting" is spelled G-U-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/.
What does "gusting" mean?
As a verb, "gusting" means: present participle and gerund of gust
What words are commonly confused with "gusting"?
"gusting" is commonly confused with "gutting", "gating", "getting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gusting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gusting" is /ˈɡʌstɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gusting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grosser#49,370Hessian#49,391Hornsby#49,404forking#49,339

Similar misspelling depth

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

georgette11 variantsfrigging11 variantsfiligree11 variantsfallible11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list