poisoning
/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
"poisoning" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“poisoning” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,082 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,082
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The administration of a poison.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poisoning |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,082 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poisoning” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for poisoning is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,082 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for poisoning, with forms such as "opisoning", "piosoning", and "poiosning". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, poison + -ing. The correct English form is poisoning, spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The administration of a poison.
- 2The state of being poisoned.
Etymology
By surface analysis, poison + -ing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opisoning,piosoning,poiosning,poisnoing,poisoinng,poisonign,poisoningg,poisoninng,poisonnig,poisonning,poissoning,posioning,ppoisoning
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poisoning - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “poisoning”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-I-S-O-N-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.