pudding

/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/

//ˈpʊd.ɪŋ// noun

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

The verdict

“pudding” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,841
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pudding · pudding · English

pudding · rank #12,841 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,841
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH reformed

Nearest frequency peer: reformed (+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 “pudding”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pudding” 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).

pudding vs puking
71% similar
pudding vs putting
71% similar
pudding vs pushing
71% similar

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

Key facts for pudding
PropertyValue
Headwordpudding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,841
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pudding”

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).puddinglands 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 “reformed” (#12,842), “refrigerator” (#12,843), “proliferation” (#12,838). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pudding” is #12,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around pudding (IPA /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,841 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for pudding, with forms such as "pduding", "ppudding", and "puddign". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "puking", "putting", "pushing", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From circa 1305, Middle English podynge (“kind of sausage; meat-filled animal stomach”), puddynge, from Old French boudin (“blood sausage, black pudding”), from Latin botellus (“sausage, small intestine”). Doublet of boudin. * An alternative etymology assum… The correct English form is pudding, spelled P-U-D-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
  2. 2
    A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
  3. 3
    A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
  4. 4
    Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.
  5. 5
    A sausage made primarily from blood.
  6. 6
    An overweight person.
  7. 7
    A term of endearment.
  8. 8
    Entrails.
  9. 9
    Any food or victuals.
  10. 10
    A piece of good fortune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The dishes in this chapter represent a range of multiethnic savory custards and steamed puddings, including a few surprises like a chèvre popover pudding and a bread pudding with lettuce and cheese.
  2. Steamed and boiled puddings have formed the basic diet of country people in northern Europe for centuries. Early puddings consisted of the scoured stomach of a sheep or pig, stuffed with its own suet and offal, which has been thickened with oatmeal, and boiled in water or baked in the ashes of a fire.

Etymology

From circa 1305, Middle English podynge (“kind of sausage; meat-filled animal stomach”), puddynge, from Old French boudin (“blood sausage, black pudding”), from Latin botellus (“sausage, small intestine”). Doublet of boudin. * An alternative etymology assumes origin from Proto-Germanic *put-, *pud- (“to swell”) (compare dialectal English pod (“belly”), Old English puduc (“wen, sore”), Low German puddig (“swollen”), Westphalian Puddek (“lump, pudding”), Puddewurst (“black pudding”). More at pout.

This word in other languages

morcilla(Español)boudin(Français)Blutwurst(Deutsch)morcela(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pduding
  • ppudding
  • puddign
  • puddingg
  • puddinng
  • puddnig
  • pudidng
  • puding
  • updding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pudding - 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.

pduding2ppudding1puddign2puddingg1puddinng1puddnig2pudidng2puding1
Edit distance from "pudding"

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 "pudding"?
"pudding" is spelled P-U-D-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/.
What does "pudding" mean?
As a noun, "pudding" means: Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
What words are commonly confused with "pudding"?
"pudding" is commonly confused with "puking", "putting", "pushing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pudding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pudding" is /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/. 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 "pudding"?
From circa 1305, Middle English podynge (“kind of sausage; meat-filled animal stomach”), puddynge, from Old French boudin (“blood sausage, black pudding”), from Latin botellus (“sausage, small intestine”). Doublet of boudin. * An alternative etymo... 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 "pudding", 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 (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list