releasing

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“releasing” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,728
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which something is released.

Corpus desk

Index EN-releasing · releasing · English

releasing · rank #5,728 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,728
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH provision

Nearest frequency peer: provision (-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 “releasing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “releasing” 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).

releasing vs revealing
78% similar
releasing vs repeating
78% similar
releasing vs rereading
78% similar

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

Key facts for releasing
PropertyValue
Headwordreleasing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,728
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “releasing”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).releasinglands 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 “provision” (#5,727), “requiring” (#5,729), “plug” (#5,726). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “releasing” is #5,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around releasing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,728 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act by which something is released.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for releasing, with forms such as "erleasing", "reelasing", and "relaesing". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "revealing", "repeating", "rereading", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is releasing, spelled R-E-L-E-A-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which something is released.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It would be quite unnecessary to traverse year by year the records of importations of eggs and releasings of fry.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erleasing
  • reelasing
  • relaesing
  • releaisng
  • releasign
  • releasingg
  • releasinng
  • releasnig
  • releassing
  • relesaing
  • relleasing
  • rleeasing
  • rreleasing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erleasing2reelasing2relaesing2releaisng2releasign2releasingg1releasinng1releasnig2
Edit distance from "releasing"

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 "releasing"?
"releasing" is spelled R-E-L-E-A-S-I-N-G.
What does "releasing" mean?
As a noun, "releasing" means: The act by which something is released.
What words are commonly confused with "releasing"?
"releasing" is commonly confused with "revealing", "repeating", "rereading". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "releasing" come from?
"releasing" 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 "releasing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

provision#5,727requiring#5,729strangers#5,737succeeded#5,738

Similar misspelling depth

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

switched13 variantsmotivated13 variantsgraduated13 variantscompanion13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list