staying

/ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/

//ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ// verb

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"staying" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“staying” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,764
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of stay

Corpus desk

Index EN-staying · staying · English

staying · rank #2,764 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,764
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH somewhat

Nearest frequency peer: somewhat (-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 “staying”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “staying” 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).

staying vs sting
71% similar
staying vs string
71% similar
staying vs storing
71% similar

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

Key facts for staying
PropertyValue
Headwordstaying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,764
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “staying”

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).stayinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “somewhat” (#2,763), “stronger” (#2,765), “ships” (#2,762). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “staying” is #2,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around staying (IPA /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,764 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of stay".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for staying, with forms such as "satying", "sstaying", and "staiyng". 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, "sting", "string", "storing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is staying, spelled S-T-A-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stay

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satying
  • sstaying
  • staiyng
  • stayign
  • stayingg
  • stayinng
  • staynig
  • stayying
  • sttaying
  • styaing
  • tsaying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satying2sstaying1staiyng2stayign2stayingg1stayinng1staynig2stayying1
Edit distance from "staying"

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 "staying"?
"staying" is spelled S-T-A-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does "staying" mean?
As a verb, "staying" means: present participle and gerund of stay
What words are commonly confused with "staying"?
"staying" is commonly confused with "sting", "string", "storing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "staying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "staying" is /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "staying" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

updated#2,768writers#2,769prepare#2,753checked#2,779

Similar misspelling depth

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

absolute11 variantsagencies11 variantsinterior11 variantsfactory11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list