shitting

/ˈʃɪtɪŋ/

//ˈʃɪtɪŋ// noun

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

The verdict

“shitting” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,242
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of defecating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shitting · shitting · English

shitting · rank #17,242 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,242
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sherry

Nearest frequency peer: sherry (-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 “shitting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shitting” 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).

shitting vs siting
75% similar
shitting vs sitting
88% similar
shitting vs sifting
75% similar

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

Key facts for shitting
PropertyValue
Headwordshitting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɪtɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,242
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shitting”

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).shittinglands 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 “sherry” (#17,241), “silicone” (#17,243), “shedding” (#17,240). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shitting” is #17,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around shitting (IPA /ˈʃɪtɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,242 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of defecating.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for shitting, with forms such as "hsitting", "shhitting", and "shiting". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "siting", "sitting", "sifting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English schitinge, schytynge (“defecation”), whence modern English shiting. The correct English form is shitting, spelled S-H-I-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of defecating.

Etymology

From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English schitinge, schytynge (“defecation”), whence modern English shiting.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsitting
  • shhitting
  • shiting
  • shititng
  • shittign
  • shittingg
  • shittinng
  • shittnig
  • shtiting
  • sihtting
  • sshitting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hsitting2shhitting1shiting1shititng2shittign2shittingg1shittinng1shittnig2
Edit distance from "shitting"

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 "shitting"?
"shitting" is spelled S-H-I-T-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɪtɪŋ/.
What does "shitting" mean?
As a noun, "shitting" means: The act of defecating.
What words are commonly confused with "shitting"?
"shitting" is commonly confused with "siting", "sitting", "sifting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shitting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shitting" is /ˈʃɪtɪŋ/. 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 "shitting"?
From shit + -ing. Compare Middle English schitinge, schytynge (“defecation”), whence modern English shiting. 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 "shitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

silicone#17,243shedding#17,240Slovakia#17,245semantic#17,238

Similar misspelling depth

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

Rutgers11 variantsrebirth11 variantsvalidate11 variantsplunged11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list