publishing

/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

//ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ// noun

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"publishing" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“publishing” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,836
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-publishing · publishing · English

publishing · rank #3,836 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,836
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH programming

Nearest frequency peer: programming (-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 “publishing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “publishing” 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).

publishing vs punishing
80% similar

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

Key facts for publishing
PropertyValue
Headwordpublishing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,836
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “publishing”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).publishinglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “programming” (#3,835), “ratio” (#3,837), “prisoners” (#3,834). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “publishing” is #3,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around publishing (IPA /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,836 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for publishing, with forms such as "pbulishing", "ppublishing", and "pubblishing". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "punishing", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is publishing, spelled P-U-B-L-I-S-H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
  2. 2
    Something published; a publication.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I read as much as I can: Journal of Singing, the Journal of Research in Singing, and the publishings of the Voice Foundation.

This word in other languages

Verlagswesen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pbulishing
  • ppublishing
  • pubblishing
  • pubilshing
  • publihsing
  • publishhing
  • publishign
  • publishingg
  • publishinng
  • publishnig
  • publisihng
  • publisshing
  • publlishing
  • publsihing
  • pulbishing
  • upblishing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of publishing - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pbulishing2ppublishing1pubblishing1pubilshing2publihsing2publishhing1publishign2publishingg1
Edit distance from "publishing"

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 "publishing"?
"publishing" is spelled P-U-B-L-I-S-H-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/.
What does "publishing" mean?
As a noun, "publishing" means: The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "publishing"?
"publishing" is commonly confused with "punishing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "publishing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "publishing" is /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "publishing" come from?
"publishing" 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 "publishing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exhibition#3,808initiative#3,887regulation#3,781possession#3,777

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

programming16 variantsachievement16 variantsagriculture16 variantsincredibly16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list