severing

/ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/

//ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“severing” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,338
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-severing · severing · English

severing · rank #36,338 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,338
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH serrated

Nearest frequency peer: serrated (-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 “severing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “severing” 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).

severing vs Severn
63% similar
severing vs steering
75% similar
severing vs severity
75% similar

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

Key facts for severing
PropertyValue
Headwordsevering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,338
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “severing”

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).severinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “serrated” (#36,337), “shunt” (#36,339), “serrano” (#36,336). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “severing” is #36,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around severing (IPA /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,338 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of sever".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for severing, with forms such as "esvering", "seevring", and "seveirng". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Severn", "steering", "severity", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is severing, spelled S-E-V-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sever

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esvering
  • seevring
  • seveirng
  • severign
  • severingg
  • severinng
  • severnig
  • severring
  • sevreing
  • sevvering
  • ssevering
  • sveering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esvering2seevring2seveirng2severign2severingg1severinng1severnig2severring1
Edit distance from "severing"

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 "severing"?
"severing" is spelled S-E-V-E-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/.
What does "severing" mean?
As a verb, "severing" means: present participle and gerund of sever
What words are commonly confused with "severing"?
"severing" is commonly confused with "Severn", "steering", "severity". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "severing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "severing" is /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "severing" come from?
"severing" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

serrated#36,337seperate#36,333scrolled#36,330scooping#36,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

scarface12 variantsroleplay12 variantsPopsicle12 variantsplaymate12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list