pitting

noun

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"pitting" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pitting” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,038
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pitting · pitting · English

pitting · rank #29,038 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,038
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pita

Nearest frequency peer: pita (-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 “pitting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pitting” 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).

pitting vs putting
86% similar
pitting vs posting
71% similar
pitting vs plating
71% similar

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

Key facts for pitting
PropertyValue
Headwordpitting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,038
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pitting”

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).pittinglands 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 “pita” (#29,037), “plagues” (#29,039), “Pilates” (#29,036). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pitting” is #29,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pitting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,038 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pitting, with forms such as "iptting", "piting", and "pititng". 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, "putting", "posting", "plating", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is pitting, spelled P-I-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
  2. 2
    The digging of a pit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iptting
  • piting
  • pititng
  • pittign
  • pittingg
  • pittinng
  • pittnig
  • ppitting
  • ptiting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iptting2piting1pititng2pittign2pittingg1pittinng1pittnig2ppitting1
Edit distance from "pitting"

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 "pitting"?
"pitting" is spelled P-I-T-T-I-N-G.
What does "pitting" mean?
As a noun, "pitting" means: The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
What words are commonly confused with "pitting"?
"pitting" is commonly confused with "putting", "posting", "plating". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pitting" come from?
"pitting" 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 "pitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plagues#29,039Pilates#29,036Pierson#29,035Pompeii#29,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Pompey9 variantsOrkney9 variantsRoswell9 variantssavory9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list