infuriating

/ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/

//ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ// adj

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"infuriating" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infuriating” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,254
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating

Corpus desk

Index EN-infuriating · infuriating · English

infuriating · rank #28,254 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,254
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infallible

Nearest frequency peer: infallible (-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 “infuriating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “infuriating” 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 infuriating
PropertyValue
Headwordinfuriating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,254
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “infuriating”

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).infuriatinglands 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 “infallible” (#28,253), “indistinct” (#28,252), “incandescent” (#28,251). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infuriating” is #28,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around infuriating (IPA /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,254 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for infuriating, with forms such as "ifnuriating", "inffuriating", and "infruiating". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From infuriate + -ing. The correct English form is infuriating, spelled I-N-F-U-R-I-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating

Etymology

From infuriate + -ing.

This word in other languages

exasperante(Español)exaspérant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnuriating
  • inffuriating
  • infruiating
  • infuirating
  • infuraiting
  • infuriaitng
  • infuriatign
  • infuriatingg
  • infuriatinng
  • infuriatnig
  • infuriatting
  • infuritaing
  • infurriating
  • innfuriating
  • inufriating
  • nifuriating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ifnuriating2inffuriating1infruiating2infuirating2infuraiting2infuriaitng2infuriatign2infuriatingg1
Edit distance from "infuriating"

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 "infuriating"?
"infuriating" is spelled I-N-F-U-R-I-A-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/.
What does "infuriating" mean?
As an adjective, "infuriating" means: Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating
What are common misspellings of "infuriating"?
Common misspellings include "ifnuriating", "inffuriating", "infruiating", "infuirating", "infuraiting". The correct spelling is "infuriating".
How do you pronounce "infuriating"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infuriating" is /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "infuriating"?
From infuriate + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list