matting
/ˈmætɪŋ/
"matting" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“matting” is uncommon English (frequency #55,590 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,590
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
Corpus desk
Index EN-matting · matting · English
matting · rank #55,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,590
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH materiality
Nearest frequency peer: materiality (-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 “matting”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- masterwork
masterwork
44,414 corpus weight
- masthead
masthead
44,413 corpus weight
- materiality
materiality
44,412 corpus weight
- matting
matting
44,411 corpus weight
- MCAT
MCAT
44,409 corpus weight
- melba
melba
44,408 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “matting” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmætɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,590 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “matting” in English
Rare enough to double-check
matting is uncommon English at frequency #55,590 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmætɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for matting, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists 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 matting, spelled M-A-T-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
- 2Coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats.
- 3A dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how matting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.
The doorways had a transverse mat well with a 1½in thick floor mat. In service it was discovered that the matting absorbed moisture which eventually resulted in corrosion of the steel.
This word in other languages
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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