repeating

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

//ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“repeating” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,088
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-repeating · repeating · English

repeating · rank #9,088 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,088
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH renewal

Nearest frequency peer: renewal (-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 “repeating”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “repeating” 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).

repeating vs reporting
78% similar
repeating vs revealing
78% similar
repeating vs replaying
78% similar

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

Key facts for repeating
PropertyValue
Headwordrepeating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,088
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “repeating”

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).repeatinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “renewal” (#9,087), “rifles” (#9,089), “recovering” (#9,086). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “repeating” is #9,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around repeating (IPA /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,088 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of repeat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for repeating, with forms such as "erpeating", "reepating", and "repaeting". 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 also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "reporting", "revealing", "replaying", and more, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is repeating, spelled R-E-P-E-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of repeat

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpeating
  • reepating
  • repaeting
  • repeaitng
  • repeatign
  • repeatingg
  • repeatinng
  • repeatnig
  • repeatting
  • repetaing
  • reppeating
  • rpeeating
  • rrepeating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repeating - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erpeating2reepating2repaeting2repeaitng2repeatign2repeatingg1repeatinng1repeatnig2
Edit distance from "repeating"

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 "repeating"?
"repeating" is spelled R-E-P-E-A-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/.
What does "repeating" mean?
As a verb, "repeating" means: present participle and gerund of repeat
What words are commonly confused with "repeating"?
"repeating" is commonly confused with "reporting", "revealing", "replaying". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "repeating"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repeating" is /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repeating" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list