mentioning
/ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/
"mentioning" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mentioning” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,399
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - present participle and gerund of mention
Corpus desk
Index EN-mentioning · mentioning · English
mentioning · rank #10,399 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,399
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH merge
Nearest frequency peer: merge (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mentioning”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- marrying
marrying
89,605 corpus weight
- maths
maths
89,604 corpus weight
- mentioning
mentioning
89,602 corpus weight
- merge
merge
89,601 corpus weight
- mesh
mesh
89,600 corpus weight
- migrant
migrant
89,599 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mentioning” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mentioning |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #10,399 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mentioning” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around mentioning (IPA /ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,399 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of mention".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for mentioning, with forms such as "emntioning", "menitoning", and "menntioning". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is mentioning, spelled M-E-N-T-I-O-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of mention
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mentioning appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rather, they issue forth as fragmented commentary, casual mentionings, and sporadic allusions to aspects of the lives and times of universally known characters who have come to represent archetypes, moral types, and object lessons.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emntioning
- menitoning
- menntioning
- mentinoing
- mentioinng
- mentionign
- mentioningg
- mentioninng
- mentionnig
- mentionning
- mentoining
- menttioning
- metnioning
- mmentioning
- mnetioning
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mentioning - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mentioning", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.