weakening
"weakening" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“weakening” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,271 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,271
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An instance or process of loss of strength.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | weakening |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,271 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “weakening” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for weakening is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #17,271 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for weakening, with forms such as "ewakening", "waekening", and "weaekning". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is weakening, spelled W-E-A-K-E-N-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1An instance or process of loss of strength.
- 2A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewakening,waekening,weaekning,weakeinng,weakenign,weakeningg,weakeninng,weakennig,weakenning,weakkening,weakneing,wekaening,wweakening
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of weakening - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “weakening”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-A-K-E-N-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.