leveling

Name: leveling, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“leveling” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,848. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,848
frequency rank, English: 2,297
“L” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of making something level.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leveling · leveling · English

leveling · rank #21,848 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #21,848
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,297
PHOTO-FINISH Lesley

Nearest frequency peer: Lesley (-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.

laureate

78,158
LDS

78,156
lear

78,155
Lesley

78,154
leveling

78,153
lineman

78,151

What this shows “leveling” 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).

leveling vs labeling

75% similar

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

Key facts for leveling
Property	Value
Headword	leveling
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#21,848
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “leveling”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).levelinglands here:

#21,848

#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 “Lesley” (#21,847), “lear” (#21,846), “lineman” (#21,850). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “leveling” is #21,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around leveling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,848 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for leveling, with forms such as "elveling", "leevling", and "leveilng". 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, "labeling", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is leveling, spelled L-E-V-E-L-I-N-G.

Definition

1
The process of making something level.
2
The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes.
3
Ellipsis of paradigm leveling, the replacement of irregular forms by regular forms.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

In the meantime, the Castilian of northern and central Spain, while retaining most of the traits of the pre-Columbian period, underwent changes and levelings, some of which were shared by the South and hence by America.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elveling
leevling
leveilng
levelign
levelingg
levelinng
levelling
levelnig
levleing
levveling
lleveling
lveeling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "leveling"

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 "leveling"?

"leveling" is spelled L-E-V-E-L-I-N-G.

What does "leveling" mean?

As a noun, "leveling" means: The process of making something level.

What words are commonly confused with "leveling"?

"leveling" is commonly confused with "labeling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "leveling" come from?

"leveling" 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 "leveling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

laureate#21,843 McNamara#21,857 medalist#21,858 memorize#21,862

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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