tormenting

noun

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"tormenting" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tormenting” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,954. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,954
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act by which somebody is tormented.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tormenting · tormenting · English

tormenting · rank #42,954 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,954
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tipperary

Nearest frequency peer: Tipperary (-2 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 “tormenting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “tormenting” 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
Key facts for tormenting
PropertyValue
Headwordtormenting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,954
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tormenting”

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).tormentinglands 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 “Tipperary” (#42,952), “TOV” (#42,956), “Timon” (#42,951). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tormenting” is #42,954. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around tormenting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,954 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act by which somebody is tormented.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for tormenting, with forms such as "otrmenting", "tomrenting", and "toremnting". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is tormenting, spelled T-O-R-M-E-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act by which somebody is tormented.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. If Laura really entertained the hope she mentioned, she was miserably disappointed; for Lady Pelham remitted not a jot of her tormentings.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otrmenting
  • tomrenting
  • toremnting
  • tormenitng
  • tormennting
  • tormentign
  • tormentingg
  • tormentinng
  • tormentnig
  • tormentting
  • tormetning
  • tormmenting
  • tormneting
  • torrmenting
  • tromenting
  • ttormenting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tormenting - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otrmenting2tomrenting2toremnting2tormenitng2tormennting1tormentign2tormentingg1tormentinng1
Edit distance from "tormenting"

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 "tormenting"?
"tormenting" is spelled T-O-R-M-E-N-T-I-N-G.
What does "tormenting" mean?
As a noun, "tormenting" means: The act by which somebody is tormented.
What are common misspellings of "tormenting"?
Common misspellings include "otrmenting", "tomrenting", "toremnting", "tormenitng", "tormennting". The correct spelling is "tormenting".
What language does "tormenting" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

straighter16 variantsrefrigerate16 variantsPythagoras16 variantscollapsible16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list