leaping

/ˈliːpɪŋ/

//ˈliːpɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“leaping” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,562
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-leaping · leaping · English

leaping · rank #21,562 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,562
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lambs

Nearest frequency peer: lambs (-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 “leaping”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “leaping” 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).

leaping vs leaving
86% similar
leaping vs letting
71% similar
leaping vs loading
71% similar

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

Key facts for leaping
PropertyValue
Headwordleaping
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈliːpɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,562
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “leaping”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).leapinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “lambs” (#21,561), “liberating” (#21,563), “Lamborghini” (#21,560). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “leaping” is #21,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around leaping (IPA /ˈliːpɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,562 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of leap".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for leaping, with forms such as "elaping", "laeping", and "leaipng". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "leaving", "letting", "loading", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is leaping, spelled L-E-A-P-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of leap

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elaping
  • laeping
  • leaipng
  • leapign
  • leapingg
  • leapinng
  • leapnig
  • leapping
  • lepaing
  • lleaping

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elaping2laeping2leaipng2leapign2leapingg1leapinng1leapnig2leapping1
Edit distance from "leaping"

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 "leaping"?
"leaping" is spelled L-E-A-P-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈliːpɪŋ/.
What does "leaping" mean?
As a verb, "leaping" means: present participle and gerund of leap
What words are commonly confused with "leaping"?
"leaping" is commonly confused with "leaving", "letting", "loading". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leaping"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leaping" is /ˈliːpɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leaping" come from?
"leaping" 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 "leaping", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list