seeking

/ˈsiː.kɪŋ/

//ˈsiː.kɪŋ// noun

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"seeking" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“seeking” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,597
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-seeking · seeking · English

seeking · rank #2,597 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,597
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH scenes

Nearest frequency peer: scenes (-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 “seeking”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “seeking” 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).

seeking vs sewing
71% similar
seeking vs selling
71% similar
seeking vs setting
71% similar

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

Key facts for seeking
PropertyValue
Headwordseeking
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsiː.kɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,597
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “seeking”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).seekinglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “scenes” (#2,596), “senator” (#2,598), “sentence” (#2,599). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “seeking” is #2,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around seeking (IPA /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,597 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for seeking, with forms such as "eseking", "seeikng", and "seekign". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sewing", "selling", "setting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From seek + -ing. The correct English form is seeking, spelled S-E-E-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. […] the Company contemplated having their works at Esher—for they have had long and anxious seekings for a location—to store our gun-cotton in unlimited quantity […]

Etymology

From seek + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eseking
  • seeikng
  • seekign
  • seekingg
  • seekinng
  • seekking
  • seeknig
  • sekeing
  • seking
  • sseeking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eseking2seeikng2seekign2seekingg1seekinng1seekking1seeknig2sekeing2
Edit distance from "seeking"

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 "seeking"?
"seeking" is spelled S-E-E-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/.
What does "seeking" mean?
As a noun, "seeking" means: The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
What words are commonly confused with "seeking"?
"seeking" is commonly confused with "sewing", "selling", "setting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seeking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seeking" is /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "seeking"?
From seek + -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 "seeking", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

senator#2,598replace#2,593trained#2,602academy#2,605

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

decades10 variantsbranch10 variantssinging10 variantspacific10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list