withdrawing

noun

"withdrawing" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“withdrawing” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,833
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - withdrawal

Corpus desk

Index EN-withdrawing · withdrawing · English

withdrawing · rank #16,833 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,833
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 12,113
  • PHOTO-FINISH witchcraft

Nearest frequency peer: witchcraft (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “withdrawing”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “withdrawing” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

withdrawing vs withdrawn
82% similar

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

Key facts for withdrawing
PropertyValue
Headwordwithdrawing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,833
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “withdrawing” 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). withdrawing 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 18 spelling variants around withdrawing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,833 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "withdrawal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for withdrawing, with forms such as "iwthdrawing", "wihtdrawing", and "witdhrawing". 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, "withdrawn", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is withdrawing, spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-W-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    withdrawal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwthdrawing
  • wihtdrawing
  • witdhrawing
  • withdarwing
  • withddrawing
  • withdraiwng
  • withdrawign
  • withdrawingg
  • withdrawinng
  • withdrawnig
  • withdrawwing
  • withdrrawing
  • withdrwaing
  • withhdrawing
  • withrdawing
  • witthdrawing
  • wtihdrawing
  • wwithdrawing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of withdrawing - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwthdrawing2wihtdrawing2witdhrawing2withdarwing2withddrawing1withdraiwng2withdrawign2withdrawingg1
Edit distance from "withdrawing"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "withdrawing"?
"withdrawing" is spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-W-I-N-G.
What does "withdrawing" mean?
As a noun, "withdrawing" means: withdrawal
What words are commonly confused with "withdrawing"?
"withdrawing" is commonly confused with "withdrawn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "withdrawing" come from?
"withdrawing" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "withdrawing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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