tanking

noun

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

The verdict

“tanking” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,920
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A session of being immersed in a tank.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tanking · tanking · English

tanking · rank #40,920 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,920
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Takeda

Nearest frequency peer: Takeda (-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 “tanking”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tanking” 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).

tanking vs tuning
71% similar
tanking vs taxing
71% similar
tanking vs taping
71% similar

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

Key facts for tanking
PropertyValue
Headwordtanking
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,920
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tanking”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).tankinglands 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 “Takeda” (#40,919), “Tanzanian” (#40,921), “systolic” (#40,918). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tanking” is #40,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around tanking, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,920 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tanking, with forms such as "atnking", "takning", and "tanikng". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tuning", "taxing", "taping", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is tanking, spelled T-A-N-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A session of being immersed in a tank.
  2. 2
    An act of a deliberate loss in a game or match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The patient was treated with methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine, as well as burn center protocol care with daily tankings.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atnking
  • takning
  • tanikng
  • tankign
  • tankingg
  • tankinng
  • tankking
  • tanknig
  • tannking
  • tnaking
  • ttanking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atnking2takning2tanikng2tankign2tankingg1tankinng1tankking1tanknig2
Edit distance from "tanking"

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 "tanking"?
"tanking" is spelled T-A-N-K-I-N-G.
What does "tanking" mean?
As a noun, "tanking" means: A session of being immersed in a tank.
What words are commonly confused with "tanking"?
"tanking" is commonly confused with "tuning", "taxing", "taping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tanking" come from?
"tanking" 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 "tanking", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Swinton#40,916Susanne#40,913Stetson#40,906Turkmen#40,938

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list