suing

noun

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"suing" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suing” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,069
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-suing · suing · English

suing · rank #15,069 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,069
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH striving

Nearest frequency peer: striving (-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 “suing”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suing” 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).

suing vs sun
60% similar
suing vs suit
60% similar
suing vs sung
80% similar

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

Key facts for suing
PropertyValue
Headwordsuing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,069
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suing”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “striving” (#15,068), “surname” (#15,070), “statutes” (#15,067). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suing” is #15,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around suing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,069 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for suing, with forms such as "siung", "ssuing", and "suign". 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, "sun", "suit", "sung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compare French suer (“to sweat”). The correct English form is suing, spelled S-U-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of one who sues for something.
  2. 2
    The process of soaking through anything.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] her husband's increased and more frequent storms of passion, unfollowed by any halcyon and honeymoon suings for forgiveness […]
  2. In this instance, there is, upon the by, to be noted, the percolation or suing of the verjuice through the wood; for verjuice of itself would never have passed through the wood: so as, it seemeth, it must be first in a kind of vapour, before it pass.

Etymology

Compare French suer (“to sweat”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • siung
  • ssuing
  • suign
  • suingg
  • suinng
  • sunig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suing - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

siung2ssuing1suign2suingg1suinng1sunig2
Edit distance from "suing"

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 "suing"?
"suing" is spelled S-U-I-N-G.
What does "suing" mean?
As a noun, "suing" means: The act of one who sues for something.
What words are commonly confused with "suing"?
"suing" is commonly confused with "sun", "suit", "sung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "suing"?
Compare French suer (“to sweat”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ryder#15,049arbor#15,097pivot#15,027cisco#15,128

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

wink6 variantsADHD6 variantsattire6 variantsmoth6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list