screening
/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/
"screening" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“screening” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,626 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,626
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | screening |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “screening” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for screening is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,626 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for screening, with forms such as "csreening", "sccreening", and "scerening". 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, "screwing", "screaming", "screeching", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From screen + -ing. The correct English form is screening, spelled S-C-R-E-E-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- 2The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- 3Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- 4The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as
- 5The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- 6The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- 7A test or method used for this purpose.
- 8The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- 9Shielding.
- 10Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
Etymology
From screen + -ing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: csreening,sccreening,scerening,screeinng,screenign,screeningg,screeninng,screennig,screenning,screneing,screning,scrreening,srceening,sscreening
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of screening - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “screening”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-R-E-E-N-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “screwing” - see the side-by-side comparison. screening vs screwing
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.