ramming

noun

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

The verdict

“ramming” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,185
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A collision where something is rammed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ramming · ramming · English

ramming · rank #37,185 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,185
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH radium

Nearest frequency peer: radium (-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 “ramming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ramming” 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).

ramming vs rating
71% similar
ramming vs raping
71% similar
ramming vs raving
71% similar

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

Key facts for ramming
PropertyValue
Headwordramming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,185
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ramming”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ramminglands 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 “radium” (#37,184), “rancid” (#37,186), “reassess” (#37,187). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “ramming” is #37,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ramming, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,185 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A collision where something is rammed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ramming, with forms such as "ramimng", "rammign", and "rammingg". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "rating", "raping", "raving", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is ramming, spelled R-A-M-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A collision where something is rammed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In the case of accidental ramming the conditions are different on the side of the rammer as well as on that of the rammee. Mr. Forster tells us that, in the case of accidental ramming, it is an unusual thing for the rammer, being a battleship, to do herself much harm
  2. […] extensive damage done to Royal Navy frigates by rammings by Iceland Coast Guard.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ramimng
  • rammign
  • rammingg
  • ramminng
  • rammnig
  • rmaming
  • rramming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ramimng2rammign2rammingg1ramminng1rammnig2rmaming2rramming1
Edit distance from "ramming"

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 "ramming"?
"ramming" is spelled R-A-M-M-I-N-G.
What does "ramming" mean?
As a noun, "ramming" means: A collision where something is rammed.
What words are commonly confused with "ramming"?
"ramming" is commonly confused with "rating", "raping", "raving". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ramming" come from?
"ramming" 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 "ramming", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

quilted#37,180pontiff#37,163plunges#37,160pasting#37,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Rojas7 variantssawed7 variantspeels7 variantspatted7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list