quoting

noun

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"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
288
“Q” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A quoted statement; a quote.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quoting · quoting · English

quoting · rank #10,915 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,915
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH prostitution

Nearest frequency peer: prostitution (-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 “quoting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quoting” 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).

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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “quoting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).quotinglands 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 “prostitution” (#10,914), “radioactive” (#10,916), “prose” (#10,913). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quoting” is #10,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around quoting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,915 among 288 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nevertheless, in many variations, quotings, and paraphrasings, gigantic assertions gained currency.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

raining#10,917rocking#10,925shaping#10,933natives#10,894

Similar misspelling depth

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

unarmed10 variantsimpulse10 variantsheavens10 variantsanalogy10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list