vaulting
"vaulting" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vaulting” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,459 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,459
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vaulting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,459 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vaulting” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for vaulting is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #41,459 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaulting, with forms such as "avulting", "valuting", and "vaulitng". 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is vaulting, spelled V-A-U-L-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
- 2A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
- 3The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: avulting,valuting,vaulitng,vaullting,vaultign,vaultingg,vaultinng,vaultnig,vaultting,vautling,vualting,vvaulting
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vaulting - 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 “vaulting”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-A-U-L-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.