lunging
/ˈlʌnd͡ʒɪŋ/
"lunging" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lunging” is uncommon English (frequency #62,287 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,287
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of lunge
Corpus desk
Index EN-lunging · lunging · English
lunging · rank #62,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,287
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH luff
Nearest frequency peer: luff (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “lunging”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- luau
luau
37,716 corpus weight
- luff
luff
37,715 corpus weight
- lunging
lunging
37,714 corpus weight
- maneuverable
maneuverable
37,709 corpus weight
- Mangold
Mangold
37,708 corpus weight
- Mansur
Mansur
37,706 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lunging” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lunging |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈlʌnd͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lunging” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lunging is uncommon English at frequency #62,287 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈlʌnd͡ʒɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of lunge".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lunging, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is lunging, spelled L-U-N-G-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of lunge
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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