narrowing

verb

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

The verdict

“narrowing” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,009
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Present participle and gerund of narrow.

Corpus desk

Index EN-narrowing · narrowing · English

narrowing · rank #21,009 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,009
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Namibia

Nearest frequency peer: Namibia (-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 “narrowing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “narrowing” 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
Key facts for narrowing
PropertyValue
Headwordnarrowing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,009
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “narrowing”

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).narrowinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Namibia” (#21,008), “Navajo” (#21,010), “nectar” (#21,011). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “narrowing” is #21,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around narrowing, averb. Corpus frequency is #21,009 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Present participle and gerund of narrow.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for narrowing, with forms such as "anrrowing", "narorwing", and "narowing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 narrowing, spelled N-A-R-R-O-W-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Present participle and gerund of narrow.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery tow…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anrrowing
  • narorwing
  • narowing
  • narroiwng
  • narrowign
  • narrowingg
  • narrowinng
  • narrownig
  • narrowwing
  • narrwoing
  • nnarrowing
  • nrarowing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of narrowing - 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.

anrrowing2narorwing2narowing1narroiwng2narrowign2narrowingg1narrowinng1narrownig2
Edit distance from "narrowing"

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 "narrowing"?
"narrowing" is spelled N-A-R-R-O-W-I-N-G.
What does "narrowing" mean?
As a verb, "narrowing" means: Present participle and gerund of narrow.
What are common misspellings of "narrowing"?
Common misspellings include "anrrowing", "narorwing", "narowing", "narroiwng", "narrowign". The correct spelling is "narrowing".
What language does "narrowing" come from?
"narrowing" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list