requiring

/ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ/

//ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“requiring” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,729
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-requiring · requiring · English

requiring · rank #5,729 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,729
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH releasing

Nearest frequency peer: releasing (-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 “requiring”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “requiring” 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).

requiring vs retiring
78% similar
requiring vs recurring
78% similar
requiring vs repairing
78% similar

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

Key facts for requiring
PropertyValue
Headwordrequiring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,729
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “requiring”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).requiringlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “releasing” (#5,728), “provision” (#5,727), “rod” (#5,731). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “requiring” is #5,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around requiring (IPA /ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,729 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of require".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for requiring, with forms such as "erquiring", "reqiuring", and "reqquiring". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "retiring", "recurring", "repairing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is requiring, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of require

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erquiring
  • reqiuring
  • reqquiring
  • requiirng
  • requirign
  • requiringg
  • requirinng
  • requirnig
  • requirring
  • requriing
  • reuqiring
  • rqeuiring
  • rrequiring

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erquiring2reqiuring2reqquiring1requiirng2requirign2requiringg1requirinng1requirnig2
Edit distance from "requiring"

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 "requiring"?
"requiring" is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ/.
What does "requiring" mean?
As a verb, "requiring" means: present participle and gerund of require
What words are commonly confused with "requiring"?
"requiring" is commonly confused with "retiring", "recurring", "repairing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "requiring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "requiring" is /ɹɪˈkwaɪə.ɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "requiring" come from?
"requiring" 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 "requiring", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

releasing#5,728provision#5,727strangers#5,737succeeded#5,738

Similar misspelling depth

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

switched13 variantsmotivated13 variantscompanion13 variantsgraduated13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list