interrogating

noun

"interrogating" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interrogating” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,129
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instance of interrogating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interrogating · interrogating · English

interrogating · rank #34,129 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,129
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intercultural

Nearest frequency peer: intercultural (-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 “interrogating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “interrogating” 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).

interrogating vs interrogation
85% similar

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

Key facts for interrogating
PropertyValue
Headwordinterrogating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#34,129
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “interrogating”

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).interrogatinglands 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 “intercultural” (#34,128), “intensively” (#34,127), “Irvin” (#34,131). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interrogating” is #34,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around interrogating, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,129 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An instance of interrogating.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for interrogating, with forms such as "inetrrogating", "innterrogating", and "interogating". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "interrogation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is interrogating, spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An instance of interrogating.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Now, wisdom to the other can materialize, for example, in terms of the interrogatings, actionings, and understandings that will take place beyond 'a set of self-serving narratives' facilitating the deployment of epistemic power […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrrogating
  • innterrogating
  • interogating
  • interorgating
  • interrgoating
  • interroagting
  • interrogaitng
  • interrogatign
  • interrogatingg
  • interrogatinng
  • interrogatnig
  • interrogatting
  • interroggating
  • interrogtaing
  • intrerogating
  • intterrogating
  • itnerrogating
  • niterrogating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interrogating - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inetrrogating2innterrogating1interogating1interorgating2interrgoating2interroagting2interrogaitng2interrogatign2
Edit distance from "interrogating"

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 "interrogating"?
"interrogating" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-I-N-G.
What does "interrogating" mean?
As a noun, "interrogating" means: An instance of interrogating.
What words are commonly confused with "interrogating"?
"interrogating" is commonly confused with "interrogation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "interrogating" come from?
"interrogating" 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 "interrogating", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list