skirting

noun

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

The verdict

“skirting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,167
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Skirting boards collectively.

Corpus desk

Index EN-skirting · skirting · English

skirting · rank #38,167 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,167
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sketchbook

Nearest frequency peer: sketchbook (-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 “skirting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “skirting” 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).

skirting vs suiting
75% similar
skirting vs starting
75% similar
skirting vs sporting
75% similar

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

Key facts for skirting
PropertyValue
Headwordskirting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,167
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “skirting”

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).skirtinglands 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 “sketchbook” (#38,166), “slapstick” (#38,168), “Sinaloa” (#38,165). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “skirting” is #38,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around skirting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,167 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for skirting, with forms such as "ksirting", "sikrting", and "skiritng". 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, "suiting", "starting", "sporting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is skirting, spelled S-K-I-R-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Skirting boards collectively.
  2. 2
    skirts collectively; material for skirts
  3. 3
    The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Challenger looked up at the cornice and round at the skirting.
  2. The stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksirting
  • sikrting
  • skiritng
  • skirrting
  • skirtign
  • skirtingg
  • skirtinng
  • skirtnig
  • skirtting
  • skitring
  • skkirting
  • skriting
  • sskirting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of skirting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ksirting2sikrting2skiritng2skirrting1skirtign2skirtingg1skirtinng1skirtnig2
Edit distance from "skirting"

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 "skirting"?
"skirting" is spelled S-K-I-R-T-I-N-G.
What does "skirting" mean?
As a noun, "skirting" means: Skirting boards collectively.
What words are commonly confused with "skirting"?
"skirting" is commonly confused with "suiting", "starting", "sporting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "skirting" come from?
"skirting" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schengen#38,150Rushmore#38,144tenderly#38,199remaking#38,129

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

sourdough13 variantssurrealism13 variantsPittsburg13 variantswrithing13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list