leaving
/ˈliːvɪŋ/
"leaving" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leaving” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,123
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of leave
Corpus desk
Index EN-leaving · leaving · English
leaving · rank #1,123 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,123
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH jobs
Nearest frequency peer: jobs (-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 “leaving”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- forces
forces
98,881 corpus weight
- immediately
immediately
98,880 corpus weight
- jobs
jobs
98,879 corpus weight
- leaving
leaving
98,878 corpus weight
- minute
minute
98,877 corpus weight
- nature
nature
98,876 corpus weight
What this shows “leaving” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leaving |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈliːvɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “leaving”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around leaving (IPA /ˈliːvɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,123 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of leave".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for leaving, with forms such as "elaving", "laeving", and "leaivng". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "levin", "living", "loving", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 leaving, spelled L-E-A-V-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of leave
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how leaving appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elaving
- laeving
- leaivng
- leavign
- leavingg
- leavinng
- leavnig
- leavving
- levaing
- lleaving
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leaving - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leaving", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).