mouthing

noun

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"mouthing" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mouthing” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,580
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mouthing · mouthing · English

mouthing · rank #37,580 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,580
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH moronic

Nearest frequency peer: moronic (-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 “mouthing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mouthing” 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).

mouthing vs mounting
75% similar
mouthing vs mourning
75% similar
mouthing vs moulding
75% similar

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

Key facts for mouthing
PropertyValue
Headwordmouthing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,580
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mouthing”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mouthinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “moronic” (#37,579), “mondo” (#37,578), “muddle” (#37,582). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mouthing” is #37,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mouthing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,580 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mouthing, with forms such as "mmouthing", "motuhing", and "mouhting". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mounting", "mourning", "moulding", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is mouthing, spelled M-O-U-T-H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.
  2. 2
    Ranting; passionate speech devoid of meaning.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mouthings tend to occur most often when signers are manually articulating nouns, open-class items, and morphologically simpler signs (see Crasborn et al. 2008).
  2. Kearn did not rant, he did not deafen you with heroics and empty mouthings.

This word in other languages

labialisation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmouthing
  • motuhing
  • mouhting
  • mouthhing
  • mouthign
  • mouthingg
  • mouthinng
  • mouthnig
  • moutihng
  • moutthing
  • muothing
  • omuthing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mouthing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmouthing1motuhing2mouhting2mouthhing1mouthign2mouthingg1mouthinng1mouthnig2
Edit distance from "mouthing"

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 "mouthing"?
"mouthing" is spelled M-O-U-T-H-I-N-G.
What does "mouthing" mean?
As a noun, "mouthing" means: The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.
What words are commonly confused with "mouthing"?
"mouthing" is commonly confused with "mounting", "mourning", "moulding". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mouthing" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Monaghan#37,577minstrel#37,575meringue#37,573overhang#37,611

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

paganism12 variantspythons12 variantsRapunzel12 variantshurriedly12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list