pouting

/ˈpaʊtɪŋ/

//ˈpaʊtɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“pouting” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,816
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-pouting · pouting · English

pouting · rank #41,816 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,816
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH porosity

Nearest frequency peer: porosity (-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 “pouting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pouting” 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).

pouting vs Putin
57% similar
pouting vs puking
71% similar
pouting vs putting
71% similar

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

Key facts for pouting
PropertyValue
Headwordpouting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpaʊtɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,816
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pouting”

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).poutinglands 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 “porosity” (#41,815), “prejudicial” (#41,819), “pmo” (#41,812). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pouting” is #41,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pouting (IPA /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,816 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of pout".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pouting, with forms such as "oputing", "potuing", and "pouitng". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Putin", "puking", "putting", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pout + -ing. The correct English form is pouting, spelled P-O-U-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pout

Etymology

From pout + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oputing
  • potuing
  • pouitng
  • poutign
  • poutingg
  • poutinng
  • poutnig
  • poutting
  • ppouting
  • puoting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

oputing2potuing2pouitng2poutign2poutingg1poutinng1poutnig2poutting1
Edit distance from "pouting"

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 "pouting"?
"pouting" is spelled P-O-U-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/.
What does "pouting" mean?
As a verb, "pouting" means: present participle and gerund of pout
What words are commonly confused with "pouting"?
"pouting" is commonly confused with "Putin", "puking", "putting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pouting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pouting" is /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pouting"?
From pout + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pouting", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list