signaling

verb

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"signaling" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“signaling” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,140
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-signaling · signaling · English

signaling · rank #12,140 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,140
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shakes

Nearest frequency peer: shakes (-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 “signaling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “signaling” 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).

signaling vs signing
78% similar
signaling vs singling
78% similar

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

Key facts for signaling
PropertyValue
Headwordsignaling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,140
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “signaling”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “shakes” (#12,139), “simplest” (#12,141), “seafood” (#12,138). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “signaling” is #12,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around signaling, averb. Corpus frequency is #12,140 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of signal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for signaling, with forms such as "isgnaling", "sginaling", and "siganling". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "signing", "singling", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is signaling, spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of signal

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He was signaling his readiness to undertake daring tasks.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isgnaling
  • sginaling
  • siganling
  • siggnaling
  • signailng
  • signalign
  • signalingg
  • signalinng
  • signalling
  • signalnig
  • signlaing
  • signnaling
  • singaling
  • ssignaling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

isgnaling2sginaling2siganling2siggnaling1signailng2signalign2signalingg1signalinng1
Edit distance from "signaling"

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 "signaling"?
"signaling" is spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-I-N-G.
What does "signaling" mean?
As a verb, "signaling" means: present participle and gerund of signal
What words are commonly confused with "signaling"?
"signaling" is commonly confused with "signing", "singling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "signaling" come from?
"signaling" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spaghetti#12,143resonance#12,131terminate#12,153preseason#12,125

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

underwent14 variantsvocational14 variantsmonastery14 variantsadequately14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list