soliciting

noun

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"soliciting" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“soliciting” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,256. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,256
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of one who solicits.

Corpus desk

Index EN-soliciting · soliciting · English

soliciting · rank #26,256 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,256
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH snout

Nearest frequency peer: snout (-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 “soliciting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “soliciting” 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
Key facts for soliciting
PropertyValue
Headwordsoliciting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,256
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “soliciting”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “snout” (#26,255), “Southwark” (#26,257), “sloping” (#26,254). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “soliciting” is #26,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around soliciting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,256 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of one who solicits.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for soliciting, with forms such as "osliciting", "sloiciting", and "soilciting". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is soliciting, spelled S-O-L-I-C-I-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of one who solicits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. His wife added no timid solicitings to the advice of his well-wishers; for she saw he considered it his duty to remain, and be a sort of rallying point to the humble supporters of quiet and good order[…]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osliciting
  • sloiciting
  • soilciting
  • solciiting
  • solicciting
  • soliciitng
  • solicitign
  • solicitingg
  • solicitinng
  • solicitnig
  • solicitting
  • solictiing
  • soliicting
  • solliciting
  • ssoliciting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osliciting2sloiciting2soilciting2solciiting2solicciting1soliciitng2solicitign2solicitingg1
Edit distance from "soliciting"

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 "soliciting"?
"soliciting" is spelled S-O-L-I-C-I-T-I-N-G.
What does "soliciting" mean?
As a noun, "soliciting" means: The act of one who solicits.
What are common misspellings of "soliciting"?
Common misspellings include "osliciting", "sloiciting", "soilciting", "solciiting", "solicciting". The correct spelling is "soliciting".
What language does "soliciting" come from?
"soliciting" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list