tiling

/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/

//ˈtaɪlɪŋ// noun

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"tiling" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tiling” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,723
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A covering of tiles.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tiling · tiling · English

tiling · rank #34,723 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,723
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tingle

Nearest frequency peer: tingle (+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 “tiling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tiling” 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).

tiling vs ting
67% similar
tiling vs tying
67% similar
tiling vs trying
67% similar

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

Key facts for tiling
PropertyValue
Headwordtiling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,723
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tiling”

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).tilinglands 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 “tingle” (#34,724), “Tiberius” (#34,721), “townspeople” (#34,725). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tiling” is #34,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around tiling (IPA /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,723 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for tiling, with forms such as "itling", "tiilng", and "tilign". 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, "ting", "tying", "trying", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is tiling, spelled T-I-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A covering of tiles.
  2. 2
    The act of applying tiles.
  3. 3
    A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
  4. 4
    A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.
  2. We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom.

This word in other languages

embaldosado(Español)carrelage(Français)Fliese(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itling
  • tiilng
  • tilign
  • tilingg
  • tilinng
  • tilling
  • tilnig
  • tliing
  • ttiling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

itling2tiilng2tilign2tilingg1tilinng1tilling1tilnig2tliing2
Edit distance from "tiling"

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 "tiling"?
"tiling" is spelled T-I-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/.
What does "tiling" mean?
As a noun, "tiling" means: A covering of tiles.
What words are commonly confused with "tiling"?
"tiling" is commonly confused with "ting", "tying", "trying". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tiling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tiling" is /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tiling" come from?
"tiling" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tingle#34,724Tricia#34,728trippy#34,729tryout#34,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Unicode9 variantswanton9 variantsYasmin9 variantsSaitama9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list