shooting

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

//ˈʃuːtɪŋ// adj

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

The verdict

“shooting” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,737
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moving or growing quickly

Corpus desk

Index EN-shooting · shooting · English

shooting · rank #1,737 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,737
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH require

Nearest frequency peer: require (-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 “shooting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “shooting” 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).

shooting vs showing
75% similar
shooting vs shoving
75% similar
shooting vs shopping
75% similar

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

Key facts for shooting
PropertyValue
Headwordshooting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,737
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shooting”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shootinglands 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 “require” (#1,736), “shut” (#1,738), “proud” (#1,735). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shooting” is #1,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around shooting (IPA /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,737 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for shooting, with forms such as "hsooting", "shhooting", and "shooitng". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "showing", "shoving", "shopping", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”). The correct English form is shooting, spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moving or growing quickly
  2. 2
    Of a pain, sudden and darting

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Shooting beams of light played over the sea.
  2. I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.

Etymology

From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsooting
  • shhooting
  • shooitng
  • shootign
  • shootingg
  • shootinng
  • shootnig
  • shootting
  • shoting
  • shotoing
  • sohoting
  • sshooting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shooting - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hsooting2shhooting1shooitng2shootign2shootingg1shootinng1shootnig2shootting1
Edit distance from "shooting"

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 "shooting"?
"shooting" is spelled S-H-O-O-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/.
What does "shooting" mean?
As an adjective, "shooting" means: Moving or growing quickly
What words are commonly confused with "shooting"?
"shooting" is commonly confused with "showing", "shoving", "shopping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shooting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shooting" is /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/. 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 "shooting"?
From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”). 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 "shooting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

progress#1,734function#1,720possibly#1,770negative#1,700

Similar misspelling depth

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

software12 variantsgreatest12 variantssomebody12 variantsprovides12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list