meshing

noun

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"meshing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“meshing” is uncommon English (frequency #60,956 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,956
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which something meshes or interlocks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-meshing · meshing · English

meshing · rank #60,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,956
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH metta

Nearest frequency peer: metta (+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 “meshing”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “meshing” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for meshing
PropertyValue
Headwordmeshing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “meshing” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “metta” (#60,957), “Meru” (#60,954), “merrin” (#60,953). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “meshing” is #60,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meshing is uncommon English at frequency #60,956 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act by which something meshes or interlocks.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for meshing, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is meshing, spelled M-E-S-H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which something meshes or interlocks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. the meshings of gears

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 "meshing"?
"meshing" is spelled M-E-S-H-I-N-G.
What does "meshing" mean?
As a noun, "meshing" means: The act by which something meshes or interlocks.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "meshing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Merdeka#60,952Mitford#60,965Montano#60,969Morozov#60,971

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list