splitting
/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/
"splitting" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“splitting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,964
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An instance where something splits.
Corpus desk
Index EN-splitting · splitting · English
splitting · rank #9,964 · 13 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,964
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH specify
Nearest frequency peer: specify (-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 “splitting”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Somerset
Somerset
90,040 corpus weight
- specify
specify
90,038 corpus weight
- splitting
splitting
90,037 corpus weight
- stab
stab
90,036 corpus weight
- supermarket
supermarket
90,035 corpus weight
- sweater
sweater
90,034 corpus weight
What this shows “splitting” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | splitting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “splitting”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around splitting (IPA /ˈsplɪtɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,964 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 splitting, with forms such as "pslitting", "slpitting", and "spiltting". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "spotting", "sprinting", "sitting", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is splitting, spelled S-P-L-I-T-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1An instance where something splits.
- 2A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
- 3The cleavage of a covalent bond.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how splitting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In other words, something troubling, such as being discovered in the toilets in a shaming way, can be both remembered and also pushed to the periphery of consciousness, a process that psychotherapists refer to as ‘splitting’.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pslitting
- slpitting
- spiltting
- spliting
- splititng
- splittign
- splittingg
- splittinng
- splittnig
- spllitting
- spltiting
- spplitting
- ssplitting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of splitting - 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.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "splitting", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).