veiling

noun

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"veiling" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“veiling” is uncommon English (frequency #83,871 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,871
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of covering with a veil.

Corpus desk

Index EN-veiling · veiling · English

veiling · rank #83,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,871
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH vanishingly

Nearest frequency peer: vanishingly (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “veiling”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “veiling” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for veiling
PropertyValue
Headwordveiling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,871
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “veiling” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “vanishingly” (#83,870), “verboten” (#83,873), “Valenciennes” (#83,867). Among 969 “V” headwords, “veiling” is #83,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

veiling is uncommon English at frequency #83,871 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for veiling, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is veiling, spelled V-E-I-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of covering with a veil.
  2. 2
    Material for making veils.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] there are several examples of forced veilings of noblewomen and queens from the early Middle Ages.
  2. Ms. Amini’s alleged crime was “improperly” wearing hijab, violating Iran’s law requiring mandatory veiling.

This word in other languages

Verschleiern(Deutsch)

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 "veiling"?
"veiling" is spelled V-E-I-L-I-N-G.
What does "veiling" mean?
As a noun, "veiling" means: The act of covering with a veil.
What language does "veiling" come from?
"veiling" 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 "veiling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Walkley#83,886Tuchman#83,841Wisbech#83,905wizened#83,907

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list