quoting

noun

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

The verdict

“quoting” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,915
frequency rank, English
2,880
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A quoted statement; a quote.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quoting vs queuing
71% similar
quoting vs quotient
75% similar

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

Key facts for quoting
PropertyValue
Headwordquoting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,915
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quoting” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quoting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,915 among 2,880 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A quoted statement; a quote.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for quoting, with forms such as "qouting", "qquoting", and "quoitng". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "queuing", "quotient", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is quoting, spelled Q-U-O-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A quoted statement; a quote.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qouting,qquoting,quoitng,quotign,quotingg,quotinng,quotnig,quotting,qutoing,uqoting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qouting2qquoting1quoitng2quotign2quotingg1quotinng1quotnig2quotting1
Edit distance from "quoting"

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 "quoting"?
"quoting" is spelled Q-U-O-T-I-N-G.
What does "quoting" mean?
As a noun, "quoting" means: A quoted statement; a quote.
What words are commonly confused with "quoting"?
"quoting" is commonly confused with "queuing", "quotient". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "quoting" come from?
"quoting" 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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Using “quoting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is Q-U-O-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “queuing” - see the side-by-side comparison. quoting vs queuing
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list