hurrying

/ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ/

//ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“hurrying” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,286
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-hurrying · hurrying · English

hurrying · rank #40,286 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,286
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hyacinth

Nearest frequency peer: hyacinth (+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 “hurrying”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hurrying” 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).

hurrying vs hurting
75% similar
hurrying vs hurtling
75% similar
hurrying vs herring
75% similar

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

Key facts for hurrying
PropertyValue
Headwordhurrying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,286
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hurrying”

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).hurryinglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hyacinth” (#40,287), “homicidal” (#40,284), “hydroxy” (#40,288). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hurrying” is #40,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hurrying (IPA /ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,286 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of hurry".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hurrying, with forms such as "hhurrying", "hrurying", and "hurriyng". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "hurting", "hurtling", "herring", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is hurrying, spelled H-U-R-R-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hurry

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhurrying
  • hrurying
  • hurriyng
  • hurryign
  • hurryingg
  • hurryinng
  • hurrynig
  • hurryying
  • hurying
  • huryring
  • uhrrying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhurrying1hrurying2hurriyng2hurryign2hurryingg1hurryinng1hurrynig2hurryying1
Edit distance from "hurrying"

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 "hurrying"?
"hurrying" is spelled H-U-R-R-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ/.
What does "hurrying" mean?
As a verb, "hurrying" means: present participle and gerund of hurry
What words are commonly confused with "hurrying"?
"hurrying" is commonly confused with "hurting", "hurtling", "herring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hurrying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hurrying" is /ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hurrying" come from?
"hurrying" 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 "hurrying", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

hyacinth#40,287hastened#40,279inwardly#40,299Kilkenny#40,314

Similar misspelling depth

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

handjob11 variantsGolding11 variantsgelding11 variantsfishman11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list