inserting

/ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/

//ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“inserting” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,393
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-inserting · inserting · English

inserting · rank #20,393 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,393
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH injure

Nearest frequency peer: injure (-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 “inserting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inserting” 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).

inserting vs insulting
78% similar
inserting vs insisting
78% similar
inserting vs insertion
78% similar

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

Key facts for inserting
PropertyValue
Headwordinserting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,393
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “inserting”

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).insertinglands 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 “injure” (#20,392), “inhuman” (#20,391), “inventing” (#20,395). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “inserting” is #20,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around inserting (IPA /ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,393 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of insert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for inserting, with forms such as "inesrting", "innserting", and "inseritng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "insulting", "insisting", "insertion", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is inserting, spelled I-N-S-E-R-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of insert

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inesrting
  • innserting
  • inseritng
  • inserrting
  • insertign
  • insertingg
  • insertinng
  • insertnig
  • insertting
  • insetring
  • insreting
  • insserting
  • isnerting
  • niserting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inesrting2innserting1inseritng2inserrting1insertign2insertingg1insertinng1insertnig2
Edit distance from "inserting"

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 "inserting"?
"inserting" is spelled I-N-S-E-R-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/.
What does "inserting" mean?
As a verb, "inserting" means: present participle and gerund of insert
What words are commonly confused with "inserting"?
"inserting" is commonly confused with "insulting", "insisting", "insertion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inserting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inserting" is /ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inserting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

inventing#20,395impulsive#20,389Hitchcock#20,382Hiroshima#20,381

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

faithfully14 variantsnervously14 variantsnumbering14 variantsdivisional14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list