measuring
/ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
"measuring" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“measuring” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,377. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,377
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of measure
Corpus desk
Index EN-measuring · measuring · English
measuring · rank #6,377 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,377
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH matrix
Nearest frequency peer: matrix (-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 “measuring”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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Lucy
93,627 corpus weight
- magazines
magazines
93,626 corpus weight
- matrix
matrix
93,625 corpus weight
- measuring
measuring
93,624 corpus weight
- miserable
miserable
93,623 corpus weight
- momentum
momentum
93,622 corpus weight
What this shows “measuring” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | measuring |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,377 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “measuring”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around measuring (IPA /ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,377 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of measure".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for measuring, with forms such as "emasuring", "maesuring", and "measruing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is measuring, spelled M-E-A-S-U-R-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of measure
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emasuring
- maesuring
- measruing
- meassuring
- measuirng
- measurign
- measuringg
- measurinng
- measurnig
- measurring
- meausring
- mesauring
- mmeasuring
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of measuring - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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