landing

/ˈlændɪŋ/

//ˈlændɪŋ// noun

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

The verdict

“landing” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,634
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

Corpus desk

Index EN-landing · landing · English

landing · rank #3,634 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,634
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Israeli

Nearest frequency peer: Israeli (-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 “landing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “landing” 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).

landing vs laying
71% similar
landing vs lining
71% similar
landing vs Landon
57% similar

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

Key facts for landing
PropertyValue
Headwordlanding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlændɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,634
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “landing”

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).landinglands 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 “Israeli” (#3,633), “layer” (#3,635), “installed” (#3,632). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “landing” is #3,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around landing (IPA /ˈlændɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,634 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for landing, with forms such as "alnding", "ladning", and "landding". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "laying", "lining", "Landon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, land + -ing. The correct English form is landing, spelled L-A-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
  2. 2
    A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
  3. 3
    A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
  4. 4
    The amount of fish caught, as in a specific area or on a particular expedition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She crept up the stairs [...] On she went, across the landing, from which sprang the tall window, and up the next flight until she reached the top.
  2. The huge quantity of landings was periodically causing fish prices to crash, creating unprecedented havoc in the marketplace.

Etymology

By surface analysis, land + -ing.

This word in other languages

aterrizaje(Español)atterrissage(Français)Landung(Deutsch)aterragem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alnding
  • ladning
  • landding
  • landign
  • landingg
  • landinng
  • landnig
  • lanidng
  • lannding
  • llanding
  • lnading

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of landing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alnding2ladning2landding1landign2landingg1landinng1landnig2lanidng2
Edit distance from "landing"

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 "landing"?
"landing" is spelled L-A-N-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlændɪŋ/.
What does "landing" mean?
As a noun, "landing" means: An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
What words are commonly confused with "landing"?
"landing" is commonly confused with "laying", "lining", "Landon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "landing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "landing" is /ˈlændɪŋ/. 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 "landing"?
By surface analysis, land + -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 "landing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Israeli#3,633nowhere#3,639organic#3,642enemies#3,623

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

printed11 variantsconfirm11 variantsColumbia11 variantsacquired11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list