highlighting

adj

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"highlighting" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“highlighting” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,720
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-highlighting · highlighting · English

highlighting · rank #11,720 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,720
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heh

Nearest frequency peer: heh (-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 “highlighting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “highlighting” 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
Key facts for highlighting
PropertyValue
Headwordhighlighting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,720
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “highlighting”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).highlightinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “heh” (#11,719), “holt” (#11,721), “heartbeat” (#11,718). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “highlighting” is #11,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around highlighting, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,720 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for highlighting, with forms such as "hgihlighting", "hhighlighting", and "higghlighting". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is highlighting, spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Uplights have a more highlighting effect.
  2. The most highlighting part of the case study is research, collection and analysis of data.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hgihlighting
  • hhighlighting
  • higghlighting
  • highhlighting
  • highilghting
  • highlgihting
  • highligghting
  • highlighhting
  • highlighitng
  • highlightign
  • highlightingg
  • highlightinng
  • highlightnig
  • highlightting
  • highligthing
  • highlihgting
  • highllighting
  • higlhighting
  • hihglighting
  • ihghlighting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hgihlighting2hhighlighting1higghlighting1highhlighting1highilghting2highlgihting2highligghting1highlighhting1
Edit distance from "highlighting"

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 "highlighting"?
"highlighting" is spelled H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G.
What does "highlighting" mean?
As an adjective, "highlighting" means: Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.
What are common misspellings of "highlighting"?
Common misspellings include "hgihlighting", "hhighlighting", "higghlighting", "highhlighting", "highilghting". The correct spelling is "highlighting".
What language does "highlighting" come from?
"highlighting" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list