shaming

/ˈʃeɪm.ɪŋ/

//ˈʃeɪm.ɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“shaming” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,956. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,956
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-shaming · shaming · English

shaming · rank #17,956 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,956
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH setback

Nearest frequency peer: setback (-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 “shaming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shaming” 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).

shaming vs Shang
57% similar
shaming vs showing
71% similar
shaming vs sharing
86% similar

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

Key facts for shaming
PropertyValue
Headwordshaming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈʃeɪm.ɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,956
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shaming”

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).shaminglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “setback” (#17,955), “sizable” (#17,958), “scorpion” (#17,953). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shaming” is #17,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around shaming (IPA /ˈʃeɪm.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,956 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of shame".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for shaming, with forms such as "hsaming", "sahming", and "shaimng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Shang", "showing", "sharing", and more, 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 shaming, spelled S-H-A-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shame

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsaming
  • sahming
  • shaimng
  • shamign
  • shamingg
  • shaminng
  • shamming
  • shamnig
  • shhaming
  • shmaing
  • sshaming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hsaming2sahming2shaimng2shamign2shamingg1shaminng1shamming1shamnig2
Edit distance from "shaming"

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

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

Same letter count

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

setback#17,955sizable#17,958spartan#17,962Rollins#17,944

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

slippers11 variantsspilling11 variantsStraits11 variantspigment11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list