petitioning

noun

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"petitioning" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“petitioning” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,955
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of making a petition or appeal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-petitioning · petitioning · English

petitioning · rank #39,955 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,955
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perseus

Nearest frequency peer: Perseus (-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 “petitioning”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “petitioning” 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).

petitioning vs positioning
82% similar

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

Key facts for petitioning
PropertyValue
Headwordpetitioning
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#39,955
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “petitioning”

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).petitioninglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Perseus” (#39,954), “Penrose” (#39,953), “penning” (#39,952). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “petitioning” is #39,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around petitioning, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,955 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of making a petition or appeal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for petitioning, with forms such as "eptitioning", "peittioning", and "petiitoning". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "positioning", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is petitioning, spelled P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of making a petition or appeal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They would have turned her forth, I think, but for my own poor petitionings, unceasing in her behalf.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eptitioning
  • peittioning
  • petiitoning
  • petitinoing
  • petitioinng
  • petitionign
  • petitioningg
  • petitioninng
  • petitionnig
  • petitionning
  • petitoining
  • petittioning
  • pettiioning
  • pettitioning
  • ppetitioning
  • pteitioning

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eptitioning2peittioning2petiitoning2petitinoing2petitioinng2petitionign2petitioningg1petitioninng1
Edit distance from "petitioning"

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 "petitioning"?
"petitioning" is spelled P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N-I-N-G.
What does "petitioning" mean?
As a noun, "petitioning" means: The act of making a petition or appeal.
What words are commonly confused with "petitioning"?
"petitioning" is commonly confused with "positioning". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "petitioning" come from?
"petitioning" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list