reigning
/ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/
"reigning" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reigning” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,110
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Currently ruling or holding a position.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reigning · reigning · English
reigning · rank #16,110 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,110
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH regent
Nearest frequency peer: regent (-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 “reigning”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- recognizable
recognizable
83,894 corpus weight
- reconnaissa…
reconnaissance
83,893 corpus weight
- regent
regent
83,892 corpus weight
- reigning
reigning
83,891 corpus weight
- reluctantly
reluctantly
83,890 corpus weight
- rendition
rendition
83,889 corpus weight
What this shows “reigning” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reigning |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reigning”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around reigning (IPA /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,110 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Currently ruling or holding a position.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for reigning, with forms such as "erigning", "regining", and "reiggning". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rigging", "raining", "refining", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is reigning, spelled R-E-I-G-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Currently ruling or holding a position.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reigning appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The reigning world heavyweight champion said he'd defend his title once more and then retire even if he won.
The reigning monarch, King George VI, is commemorated by two express engines—G.W.R. "King" 4-6-0 No. 6028 and L.M.S.R. streamlined Pacific No. 6244—[…].
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erigning
- regining
- reiggning
- reiginng
- reignign
- reigningg
- reigninng
- reignnig
- reignning
- reinging
- riegning
- rreigning
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reigning - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reigning", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).