rejoicing

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ/

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ// verb

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"rejoicing" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rejoicing” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,198
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 rejoice

Corpus desk

Index EN-rejoicing · rejoicing · English

rejoicing · rank #30,198 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,198
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recounting

Nearest frequency peer: recounting (-2 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 “rejoicing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rejoicing” 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 rejoicing
PropertyValue
Headwordrejoicing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,198
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rejoicing”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “recounting” (#30,196), “reprehensible” (#30,200), “recombination” (#30,195). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rejoicing” is #30,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around rejoicing (IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,198 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of rejoice".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejoicing, with forms such as "erjoicing", "rejiocing", and "rejjoicing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is rejoicing, spelled R-E-J-O-I-C-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rejoice

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erjoicing
  • rejiocing
  • rejjoicing
  • rejociing
  • rejoiccing
  • rejoicign
  • rejoicingg
  • rejoicinng
  • rejoicnig
  • rejoiicng
  • reojicing
  • rjeoicing
  • rrejoicing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejoicing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erjoicing2rejiocing2rejjoicing1rejociing2rejoiccing1rejoicign2rejoicingg1rejoicinng1
Edit distance from "rejoicing"

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 "rejoicing"?
"rejoicing" is spelled R-E-J-O-I-C-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ/.
What does "rejoicing" mean?
As a verb, "rejoicing" means: present participle and gerund of rejoice
What are common misspellings of "rejoicing"?
Common misspellings include "erjoicing", "rejiocing", "rejjoicing", "rejociing", "rejoiccing". The correct spelling is "rejoicing".
How do you pronounce "rejoicing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejoicing" is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rejoicing" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resentful#30,202Riverdale#30,206posterity#30,183pessimism#30,173

Similar misspelling depth

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

scathing13 variantspacemaker13 variantsoverjoyed13 variantssnorting13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list