patterning

verb

"patterning" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“patterning” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,949
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of pattern

Key facts for patterning
PropertyValue
Headwordpatterning
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,949
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “patterning” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around patterning, averb. Corpus frequency is #39,949 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of pattern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for patterning, with forms such as "aptterning", "paterning", and "patetrning". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pattern + -ing. The correct English form is patterning, spelled P-A-T-T-E-R-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pattern

Etymology

From pattern + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aptterning
  • paterning
  • patetrning
  • pattenring
  • patterinng
  • patternign
  • patterningg
  • patterninng
  • patternnig
  • patternning
  • patterrning
  • pattrening
  • ppatterning
  • ptaterning

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aptterning2paterning1patetrning2pattenring2patterinng2patternign2patterningg1patterninng1
Edit distance from "patterning"

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 "patterning"?
"patterning" is spelled P-A-T-T-E-R-N-I-N-G.
What does "patterning" mean?
As a verb, "patterning" means: present participle and gerund of pattern
What are common misspellings of "patterning"?
Common misspellings include "aptterning", "paterning", "patetrning", "pattenring", "patterinng". The correct spelling is "patterning".
What is the origin of the word "patterning"?
From pattern + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “patterning”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-T-T-E-R-N-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list