uplifting
"uplifting" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uplifting” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,240 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #19,240
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uplifting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,240 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “uplifting” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for uplifting is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #19,240 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for uplifting, with forms such as "pulifting", "ulpifting", and "upilfting". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From uplift + -ing. The correct English form is uplifting, spelled U-P-L-I-F-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.
Etymology
From uplift + -ing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pulifting,ulpifting,upilfting,uplfiting,upliffting,uplifitng,upliftign,upliftingg,upliftinng,upliftnig,upliftting,uplitfing,upllifting,upplifting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uplifting - 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.
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.
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Using “uplifting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-P-L-I-F-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.