taking
/ˈteɪkɪŋ/
"taking" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“taking” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #406
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alluring; attractive.
Corpus desk
Index EN-taking · taking · English
taking · rank #406 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #406
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH started
Nearest frequency peer: started (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “taking”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- room
room
99,598 corpus weight
- several
several
99,597 corpus weight
- started
started
99,596 corpus weight
- taking
taking
99,595 corpus weight
- university
university
99,594 corpus weight
- win
win
99,593 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “taking” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | taking |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #406 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “taking” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around taking (IPA /ˈteɪkɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #406 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for taking, with forms such as "atking", "taikng", and "takign". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tang", "ting", "thing", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: By surface analysis, take + -ing. The correct English form is taking, spelled T-A-K-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Alluring; attractive.
- 2Infectious; contagious.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how taking appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] a Proteus-Devil appeared unto him, changing into Shapes, but fixing himself at last into the form of a Fair Woman. Strange, that Satan (so subtil in making his Temptations most taking) should preferre this form […]
His speech from the hustings was very original, and therefore very taking.
Etymology
By surface analysis, take + -ing.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atking
- taikng
- takign
- takingg
- takinng
- takking
- taknig
- tkaing
- ttaking
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of taking - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "taking"?
What does "taking" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "taking"?
How do you pronounce "taking"?
What is the origin of the word "taking"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "taking", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "taking". Here's where to go from here.
- "taking" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "tang". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #406 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.