imploring

noun

"imploring" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“imploring” is uncommon English (frequency #51,176 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,176
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of one who implores; imploration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-imploring · imploring · English

imploring · rank #51,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,176
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH incredulity

Nearest frequency peer: incredulity (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “imploring”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “imploring” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for imploring
PropertyValue
Headwordimploring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “imploring” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).imploringfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “incredulity” (#51,178), “icecream” (#51,173), “inducement” (#51,179). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “imploring” is #51,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imploring is uncommon English at frequency #51,176 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of one who implores; imploration.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for imploring in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is imploring, spelled I-M-P-L-O-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of one who implores; imploration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But on the night that Nekhludov seduces Maslova, he forces his way past doors, implorings, and physical resistance.

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 "imploring"?
"imploring" is spelled I-M-P-L-O-R-I-N-G.
What does "imploring" mean?
As a noun, "imploring" means: The act of one who implores; imploration.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list