reassuring

/ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/

//ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ// verb

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"reassuring" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reassuring” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,220
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-reassuring · reassuring · English

reassuring · rank #17,220 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,220
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rampage

Nearest frequency peer: rampage (-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 “reassuring”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “reassuring” 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 reassuring
PropertyValue
Headwordreassuring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,220
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reassuring”

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).reassuringlands 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 “rampage” (#17,219), “rebirth” (#17,221), “PV” (#17,218). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reassuring” is #17,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around reassuring (IPA /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,220 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of reassure".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for reassuring, with forms such as "erassuring", "raessuring", and "reassruing". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is reassuring, spelled R-E-A-S-S-U-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of reassure

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erassuring
  • raessuring
  • reassruing
  • reassuirng
  • reassurign
  • reassuringg
  • reassurinng
  • reassurnig
  • reassurring
  • reasuring
  • reasusring
  • resasuring
  • rreassuring

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erassuring2raessuring2reassruing2reassuirng2reassurign2reassuringg1reassurinng1reassurnig2
Edit distance from "reassuring"

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 "reassuring"?
"reassuring" is spelled R-E-A-S-S-U-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/.
What does "reassuring" mean?
As a verb, "reassuring" means: present participle and gerund of reassure
What are common misspellings of "reassuring"?
Common misspellings include "erassuring", "raessuring", "reassruing", "reassuirng", "reassurign". The correct spelling is "reassuring".
How do you pronounce "reassuring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reassuring" is /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reassuring" come from?
"reassuring" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

precaution#17,214practising#17,213scattering#17,235skepticism#17,244

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

playable13 variantsscripted13 variantsoversized13 variantsoverheard13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list