pouring

/ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/

//ˈpɔːɹɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“pouring” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,843
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of pour

Corpus desk

Index EN-pouring · pouring · English

pouring · rank #8,843 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,843
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH prestigious

Nearest frequency peer: prestigious (+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 “pouring”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pouring” 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).

pouring vs puking
71% similar
pouring vs pruning
71% similar
pouring vs purging
71% similar

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

Key facts for pouring
PropertyValue
Headwordpouring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,843
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pouring”

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).pouringlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “prestigious” (#8,844), “pickup” (#8,841), “prompt” (#8,845). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pouring” is #8,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pouring (IPA /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,843 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of pour".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pouring, with forms such as "opuring", "poruing", and "pouirng". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "puking", "pruning", "purging", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 pouring, spelled P-O-U-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pour

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opuring
  • poruing
  • pouirng
  • pourign
  • pouringg
  • pourinng
  • pournig
  • pourring
  • ppouring
  • puoring

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opuring2poruing2pouirng2pourign2pouringg1pourinng1pournig2pourring1
Edit distance from "pouring"

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 "pouring"?
"pouring" is spelled P-O-U-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/.
What does "pouring" mean?
As a verb, "pouring" means: present participle and gerund of pour
What words are commonly confused with "pouring"?
"pouring" is commonly confused with "puking", "pruning", "purging". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pouring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pouring" is /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pouring" come from?
"pouring" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

prompt10 variantsstrips10 variantslowered10 variantsthrust10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list