pings

verb

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"pings" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pings” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,703
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of ping

Corpus desk

Index EN-pings · pings · English

pings · rank #31,703 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,703
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pinocchio

Nearest frequency peer: Pinocchio (+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 “pings”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pings” 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).

pings vs png
60% similar
pings vs pink
60% similar
pings vs piss
60% similar

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

Key facts for pings
PropertyValue
Headwordpings
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,703
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pings”

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).pingslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Pinocchio” (#31,704), “photoshoot” (#31,701), “pips” (#31,705). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pings” is #31,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pings, averb. Corpus frequency is #31,703 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of ping".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pings, with forms such as "ipngs", "pigns", and "pinggs". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "png", "pink", "piss", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is pings, spelled P-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of ping

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. If he pings my bra strap once more, I shall flatten him.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipngs
  • pigns
  • pinggs
  • pingss
  • pinngs
  • pinsg
  • pnigs
  • ppings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ipngs2pigns2pinggs1pingss1pinngs1pinsg2pnigs2ppings1
Edit distance from "pings"

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 "pings"?
"pings" is spelled P-I-N-G-S.
What does "pings" mean?
As a verb, "pings" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of ping
What words are commonly confused with "pings"?
"pings" is commonly confused with "png", "pink", "piss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pings" come from?
"pings" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pique#31,706pecan#31,697Ponzi#31,711Osman#31,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Narnia8 variantsScalia8 variantsSelby8 variantsMackie8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list