ushering

noun

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

The verdict

“ushering” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,841. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,841
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An act of guiding or escorting.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ushering vs uttering
75% similar

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

Key facts for ushering
PropertyValue
Headwordushering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,841
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ushering” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ushering lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ushering, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,841 among 23,789 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An act of guiding or escorting.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ushering, with forms such as "suhering", "uhsering", and "usehring". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "uttering", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is ushering, spelled U-S-H-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of guiding or escorting.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • suhering
  • uhsering
  • usehring
  • usheirng
  • usherign
  • usheringg
  • usherinng
  • ushernig
  • usherring
  • ushhering
  • ushreing
  • usshering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

suhering2uhsering2usehring2usheirng2usherign2usheringg1usherinng1ushernig2
Edit distance from "ushering"

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 "ushering"?
"ushering" is spelled U-S-H-E-R-I-N-G.
What does "ushering" mean?
As a noun, "ushering" means: An act of guiding or escorting.
What words are commonly confused with "ushering"?
"ushering" is commonly confused with "uttering". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ushering" come from?
"ushering" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ushering”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-S-H-E-R-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “uttering” - see the side-by-side comparison. ushering vs uttering
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list