imprisoning
/ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/
"imprisoning" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imprisoning” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,541
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of imprison
Corpus desk
Index EN-imprisoning · imprisoning · English
imprisoning · rank #46,541 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,541
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH inclusiveness
Nearest frequency peer: inclusiveness (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “imprisoning”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- immigrate
immigrate
53,464 corpus weight
- implacable
implacable
53,462 corpus weight
- imprisoning
imprisoning
53,460 corpus weight
- inclusivene…
inclusiveness
53,459 corpus weight
- indemnify
indemnify
53,458 corpus weight
- indiscretion
indiscretion
53,457 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “imprisoning” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imprisoning |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #46,541 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imprisoning” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around imprisoning (IPA /ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,541 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of imprison".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for imprisoning, with forms such as "immprisoning", "impirsoning", and "impprisoning". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 imprisoning, spelled I-M-P-R-I-S-O-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of imprison
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- immprisoning
- impirsoning
- impprisoning
- impriosning
- imprisnoing
- imprisoinng
- imprisonign
- imprisoningg
- imprisoninng
- imprisonnig
- imprisonning
- imprissoning
- imprrisoning
- imprsioning
- imrpisoning
- ipmrisoning
- miprisoning
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imprisoning - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imprisoning", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.