omitting

noun

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

The verdict

“omitting” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,769
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of omission.

Corpus desk

Index EN-omitting · omitting · English

omitting · rank #33,769 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,769
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ophelia

Nearest frequency peer: Ophelia (+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 “omitting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “omitting” 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 omitting
PropertyValue
Headwordomitting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,769
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “omitting”

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).omittinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ophelia” (#33,770), “opinionated” (#33,771), “Odysseus” (#33,766). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “omitting” is #33,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around omitting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,769 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An act of omission.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for omitting, with forms such as "moitting", "oimtting", and "omiting". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is omitting, spelled O-M-I-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of omission.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • moitting
  • oimtting
  • omiting
  • omititng
  • omittign
  • omittingg
  • omittinng
  • omittnig
  • ommitting
  • omtiting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

moitting2oimtting2omiting1omititng2omittign2omittingg1omittinng1omittnig2
Edit distance from "omitting"

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 "omitting"?
"omitting" is spelled O-M-I-T-T-I-N-G.
What does "omitting" mean?
As a noun, "omitting" means: An act of omission.
What are common misspellings of "omitting"?
Common misspellings include "moitting", "oimtting", "omiting", "omititng", "omittign". The correct spelling is "omitting".
What language does "omitting" come from?
"omitting" 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 "omitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Odysseus#33,766patently#33,785munching#33,751marksman#33,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Overton10 variantspertain10 variantsMontoya10 variantspulaski10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list