slimming

adj

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

The verdict

“slimming” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,185
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Making a person seem or become slimmer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-slimming · slimming · English

slimming · rank #32,185 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,185
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH slasher

Nearest frequency peer: slasher (-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 “slimming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “slimming” 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).

slimming vs summing
75% similar
slimming vs swimming
88% similar
slimming vs slipping
75% similar

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

Key facts for slimming
PropertyValue
Headwordslimming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,185
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “slimming”

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).slimminglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “slasher” (#32,184), “Slovenian” (#32,186), “Skelton” (#32,183). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “slimming” is #32,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around slimming, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,185 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Making a person seem or become slimmer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for slimming, with forms such as "lsimming", "silmming", and "slimimng". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "summing", "swimming", "slipping", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is slimming, spelled S-L-I-M-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Making a person seem or become slimmer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. She bought the jeans without trying them on because the salesperson said they were slimming.
  2. He's trying to lose weight by drinking slimming tea.

Antonyms

fattening

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lsimming
  • silmming
  • slimimng
  • sliming
  • slimmign
  • slimmingg
  • slimminng
  • slimmnig
  • sllimming
  • slmiming
  • sslimming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of slimming - 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.

lsimming2silmming2slimimng2sliming1slimmign2slimmingg1slimminng1slimmnig2
Edit distance from "slimming"

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 "slimming"?
"slimming" is spelled S-L-I-M-M-I-N-G.
What does "slimming" mean?
As an adjective, "slimming" means: Making a person seem or become slimmer.
What words are commonly confused with "slimming"?
"slimming" is commonly confused with "summing", "swimming", "slipping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "slimming" come from?
"slimming" 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 "slimming", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

soulmate#32,188spangled#32,189spiteful#32,190selenium#32,174

Similar misspelling depth

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

slasher11 variantsSkelton11 variantsstifled11 variantsstinger11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list