spoiling

noun

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

The verdict

“spoiling” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,075
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plunder; pillage

Corpus desk

Index EN-spoiling · spoiling · English

spoiling · rank #21,075 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,075
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spectra

Nearest frequency peer: spectra (-2 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 “spoiling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “spoiling” 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).

spoiling vs sporting
75% similar
spoiling vs spotting
75% similar
spoiling vs spouting
75% similar

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

Key facts for spoiling
PropertyValue
Headwordspoiling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,075
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “spoiling”

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).spoilinglands 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 “spectra” (#21,073), “stag” (#21,077), “sod” (#21,072). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spoiling” is #21,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around spoiling, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,075 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plunder; pillage".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for spoiling, with forms such as "psoiling", "sopiling", and "spioling". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "sporting", "spotting", "spouting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is spoiling, spelled S-P-O-I-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    plunder; pillage

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. May 10, 1775, Benjamin Franklin, Proposed Preamble to a Congressional Resolution on Privateering […] all the spoilings, thefts, burnings of houses and towns, and murders of innocent people, perpetrated by their wicked and inhuman corsairs on our coasts […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psoiling
  • sopiling
  • spioling
  • spoiilng
  • spoilign
  • spoilingg
  • spoilinng
  • spoilling
  • spoilnig
  • spoliing
  • sppoiling
  • sspoiling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psoiling2sopiling2spioling2spoiilng2spoilign2spoilingg1spoilinng1spoilling1
Edit distance from "spoiling"

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 "spoiling"?
"spoiling" is spelled S-P-O-I-L-I-N-G.
What does "spoiling" mean?
As a noun, "spoiling" means: plunder; pillage
What words are commonly confused with "spoiling"?
"spoiling" is commonly confused with "sporting", "spotting", "spouting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "spoiling" come from?
"spoiling" 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 "spoiling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

smoothie#21,068sluggish#21,066sundance#21,087towering#21,099

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list