racketeering

noun

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"racketeering" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“racketeering” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,247
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

Corpus desk

Index EN-racketeering · racketeering · English

racketeering · rank #34,247 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,247
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quetta

Nearest frequency peer: Quetta (-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 “racketeering”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “racketeering” 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
Key facts for racketeering
PropertyValue
Headwordracketeering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,247
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “racketeering”

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).racketeeringlands 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 “Quetta” (#34,246), “Pyrenees” (#34,245), “Radford” (#34,249). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “racketeering” is #34,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around racketeering, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,247 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for racketeering, with forms such as "arcketeering", "raccketeering", and "racekteering". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union. The correct English form is racketeering, spelled R-A-C-K-E-T-E-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

Etymology

Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.

This word in other languages

Gaunerei(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arcketeering
  • raccketeering
  • racekteering
  • rackeetering
  • racketeeirng
  • racketeerign
  • racketeeringg
  • racketeerinng
  • racketeernig
  • racketeerring
  • racketereing
  • racketering
  • racketteering
  • rackketeering
  • rackteeering
  • rakceteering
  • rcaketeering
  • rracketeering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arcketeering2raccketeering1racekteering2rackeetering2racketeeirng2racketeerign2racketeeringg1racketeerinng1
Edit distance from "racketeering"

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 "racketeering"?
"racketeering" is spelled R-A-C-K-E-T-E-E-R-I-N-G.
What does "racketeering" mean?
As a noun, "racketeering" means: The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.
What are common misspellings of "racketeering"?
Common misspellings include "arcketeering", "raccketeering", "racekteering", "rackeetering", "racketeeirng". The correct spelling is "racketeering".
What is the origin of the word "racketeering"?
Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union. 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 "racketeering", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list