sampling

/ˈsæmpəlɪŋ/

//ˈsæmpəlɪŋ// verb

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"sampling" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sampling” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,442
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sampling · sampling · English

sampling · rank #10,442 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,442
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Samantha

Nearest frequency peer: Samantha (-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 “sampling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sampling” 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).

sampling vs smiling
75% similar
sampling vs stamping
75% similar
sampling vs sailing
75% similar

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

Key facts for sampling
PropertyValue
Headwordsampling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈsæmpəlɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,442
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sampling”

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).samplinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Samantha” (#10,441), “screenshot” (#10,443), “sailors” (#10,440). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sampling” is #10,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sampling (IPA /ˈsæmpəlɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,442 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of sample".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sampling, with forms such as "asmpling", "samlping", and "sammpling". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "smiling", "stamping", "sailing", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is sampling, spelled S-A-M-P-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sample

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asmpling
  • samlping
  • sammpling
  • sampilng
  • samplign
  • samplingg
  • samplinng
  • samplling
  • samplnig
  • samppling
  • sapmling
  • smapling
  • ssampling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asmpling2samlping2sammpling1sampilng2samplign2samplingg1samplinng1samplling1
Edit distance from "sampling"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Samantha#10,441settlers#10,445retailer#10,433splendid#10,451

Similar misspelling depth

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

supplying13 variantstelescope13 variantspitching13 variantsthickness13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list