seasoning

Name: seasoning, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“seasoning” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,220
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.

Corpus desk

Index EN-seasoning · seasoning · English

seasoning · rank #20,220 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #20,220
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH Scot

Nearest frequency peer: Scot (-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.

salted

79,784
scandalous

79,783
Scot

79,782
seasoning

79,781
securely

79,780
shabby

79,779

What this shows “seasoning” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for seasoning
Property	Value
Headword	seasoning
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#20,220
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “seasoning”

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).seasoninglands here:

#20,220

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Scot” (#20,219), “securely” (#20,221), “scandalous” (#20,218). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “seasoning” is #20,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around seasoning, anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,220 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for seasoning, with forms such as "esasoning", "saesoning", and "seaosning". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From season + -ing. The correct English form is seasoning, spelled S-E-A-S-O-N-I-N-G.

Definition

1
Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
2
Anything added to increase enjoyment.
3
A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.
4
An alcoholic intoxication.
5
In diamond-cutting, the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.
6
The air drying of wood.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

To distinctify the seasoning, add grated fresh ginger, finely minced green chili (serrano or jalapeno), or chopped fresh herbs: cilantro, mint, thyme.
“We use it in drinks. We use it in desserts. We use it in savory food. It’s in almost everything. Salt, sugar and MSG – I always joke that they’re the Chinese Trinity of seasonings.”

Etymology

From season + -ing.

Synonyms

drunkenness seasoning

This word in other languages

aliño(Español)assaisonnement(Français)Gewürz(Deutsch)tempero(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

esasoning
saesoning
seaosning
seasnoing
seasoinng
seasonign
seasoningg
seasoninng
seasonnig
seasonning
seassoning
sesaoning
sseasoning

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "seasoning"

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 "seasoning"?

"seasoning" is spelled S-E-A-S-O-N-I-N-G.

What does "seasoning" mean?

As a noun, "seasoning" means: Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.

What are common misspellings of "seasoning"?

Common misspellings include "esasoning", "saesoning", "seaosning", "seasnoing", "seasoinng". The correct spelling is "seasoning".

What is the origin of the word "seasoning"?

From season + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "seasoning", 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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