teaching

/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

//ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ// noun

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

The verdict

“teaching” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,969
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

Corpus desk

Index EN-teaching · teaching · English

teaching · rank #1,969 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,969
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH sky

Nearest frequency peer: sky (-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 “teaching”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “teaching” 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).

teaching vs tearing
75% similar
teaching vs tracing
75% similar
teaching vs teasing
75% similar

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

Key facts for teaching
PropertyValue
Headwordteaching
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,969
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “teaching”

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).teachinglands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sky” (#1,968), “toward” (#1,970), “shape” (#1,967). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teaching” is #1,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around teaching (IPA /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,969 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for teaching, with forms such as "etaching", "taeching", and "teacching". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "tearing", "tracing", "teasing", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing. The correct English form is teaching, spelled T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
  2. 2
    The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
  2. Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.

Etymology

From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

This word in other languages

enseñanza(Español)doctrine(Français)Lehre(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etaching
  • taeching
  • teacching
  • teachhing
  • teachign
  • teachingg
  • teachinng
  • teachnig
  • teacihng
  • teahcing
  • tecahing
  • tteaching

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etaching2taeching2teacching1teachhing1teachign2teachingg1teachinng1teachnig2
Edit distance from "teaching"

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 "teaching"?
"teaching" is spelled T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does "teaching" mean?
As a noun, "teaching" means: Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
What words are commonly confused with "teaching"?
"teaching" is commonly confused with "tearing", "tracing", "teasing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teaching"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teaching" is /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "teaching"?
From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing. 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 "teaching", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

transfer#1,971regional#1,964accident#1,979advanced#1,980

Similar misspelling depth

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

anywhere12 variantsarticles12 variantscapacity12 variantsfeelings12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list