joining

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/

//ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ// verb

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"joining" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“joining” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,175
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-joining · joining · English

joining · rank #3,175 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,175
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jews

Nearest frequency peer: Jews (-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 “joining”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “joining” 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).

joining vs joking
71% similar
joining vs jogging
71% similar
joining vs Jinping
57% similar

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

Key facts for joining
PropertyValue
Headwordjoining
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,175
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “joining”

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).joininglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Jews” (#3,174), “killer” (#3,176), “impressive” (#3,173). Among 796 “J” headwords, “joining” is #3,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around joining (IPA /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,175 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of join".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for joining, with forms such as "jioning", "jjoining", and "joiinng". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "joking", "jogging", "Jinping", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is joining, spelled J-O-I-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of join

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jioning
  • jjoining
  • joiinng
  • joinign
  • joiningg
  • joininng
  • joinnig
  • joinning
  • joniing
  • ojining

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jioning2jjoining1joiinng2joinign2joiningg1joininng1joinnig2joinning1
Edit distance from "joining"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fishing#3,164parking#3,188divided#3,160rolling#3,194

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

nights10 variantscircuit10 variantsattended10 variantssupplies10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list