singing
/ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
"singing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“singing” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,559 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,559
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | singing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,559 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “singing” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for singing is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,559 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for singing, with forms such as "isnging", "singging", and "singign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sizing", "siting", "sitting", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing. The correct English form is singing, spelled S-I-N-G-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
- 2Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
- 3A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
- 4A ringing sound in the ears.
Etymology
From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: isnging,singging,singign,singingg,singinng,singnig,sinigng,sinnging,sniging,ssinging
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of singing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “singing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-I-N-G-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sizing” - see the side-by-side comparison. singing vs sizing
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.