mistaking

noun

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"mistaking" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mistaking” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,627
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mistake.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mistaking · mistaking · English

mistaking · rank #28,627 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,627
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mirroring

Nearest frequency peer: mirroring (-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 “mistaking”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mistaking” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mistaking vs mistaken
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mistaking
PropertyValue
Headwordmistaking
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,627
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mistaking”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mistakinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “mirroring” (#28,626), “Mifflin” (#28,625), “momo” (#28,629). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mistaking” is #28,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around mistaking, anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,627 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A mistake.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for mistaking, with forms such as "imstaking", "misatking", and "misstaking". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mistaken", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 mistaking, spelled M-I-S-T-A-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A mistake.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I prithee, Remember, I have done thee worthy service; Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, served Without grudge or grumblings: […]
  2. Now, that you may escape general mistaking in the election of your Bow, I will giue you some Rules and Notions, which if you forget not, shall preuent many mistakings.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imstaking
  • misatking
  • misstaking
  • mistaikng
  • mistakign
  • mistakingg
  • mistakinng
  • mistakking
  • mistaknig
  • mistkaing
  • misttaking
  • mitsaking
  • mmistaking
  • msitaking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mistaking - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imstaking2misatking2misstaking1mistaikng2mistakign2mistakingg1mistakinng1mistakking1
Edit distance from "mistaking"

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 "mistaking"?
"mistaking" is spelled M-I-S-T-A-K-I-N-G.
What does "mistaking" mean?
As a noun, "mistaking" means: A mistake.
What words are commonly confused with "mistaking"?
"mistaking" is commonly confused with "mistaken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mistaking" come from?
"mistaking" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mirroring#28,626legislate#28,610innovator#28,597inanimate#28,592

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

McAllister14 variantsneoliberal14 variantsoutfielder14 variantsrevolting14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list