telecommuting

/ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/

//ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ// noun

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"telecommuting" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“telecommuting” is uncommon English (frequency #75,475 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,475
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-telecommuting · telecommuting · English

telecommuting · rank #75,475 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,475
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH techy

Nearest frequency peer: techy (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “telecommuting”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “telecommuting” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for telecommuting
PropertyValue
Headwordtelecommuting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#75,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “telecommuting” in English

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).telecommutingfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “techy” (#75,474), “telephonic” (#75,476), “teardown” (#75,473). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “telecommuting” is #75,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

telecommuting is uncommon English at frequency #75,475 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for telecommuting, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tele- + commuting. The correct English form is telecommuting, spelled T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The homeworld and capital of humanity is entering a new golden age. The resource wealth of a dozen settled colonies and a hundred industrial outposts flows back to Earth, fueling great works of industry, commerce, and art. The great cities are greening as arcology skyscrapers and telecommuting allow more efficient use of land.

Etymology

From tele- + commuting.

This word in other languages

teletrabajo(Español)télétravail(Français)Telearbeit(Deutsch)

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 "telecommuting"?
"telecommuting" is spelled T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/.
What does "telecommuting" mean?
As a noun, "telecommuting" means: The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.
How do you pronounce "telecommuting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "telecommuting" is /ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/. 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 "telecommuting"?
From tele- + commuting. 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 "telecommuting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

toxoplasmosis#75,500transboundary#75,502unjustifiably#75,525Sittingbourne#75,418

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list