rating

/ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/

//ˈɹeɪtɪŋ// verb

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"rating" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rating” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,329
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of rate

Corpus desk

Index EN-rating · rating · English

rating · rank #3,329 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,329
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH publication

Nearest frequency peer: publication (-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 “rating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rating” 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).

rating vs ring
67% similar
rating vs ratio
67% similar
rating vs rising
67% similar

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

Key facts for rating
PropertyValue
Headwordrating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,329
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rating”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “publication” (#3,328), “refer” (#3,330), “protest” (#3,327). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rating” is #3,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rating (IPA /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,329 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of rate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rating, with forms such as "arting", "raitng", and "ratign". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ring", "ratio", "rising", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 rating, spelled R-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arting
  • raitng
  • ratign
  • ratingg
  • ratinng
  • ratnig
  • ratting
  • rrating
  • rtaing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rating - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arting2raitng2ratign2ratingg1ratinng1ratnig2ratting1rrating1
Edit distance from "rating"

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 "rating"?
"rating" is spelled R-A-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/.
What does "rating" mean?
As a verb, "rating" means: present participle and gerund of rate
What words are commonly confused with "rating"?
"rating" is commonly confused with "ring", "ratio", "rising". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rating"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rating" is /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rating" come from?
"rating" 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 "rating", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

phones#3,324select#3,334silent#3,335spoken#3,336

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

temple9 variantsunusual9 variantsformal9 variantsdeeply9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list