withholding

/wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/

//wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“withholding” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,225
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of withhold

Corpus desk

Index EN-withholding · withholding · English

withholding · rank #18,225 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,225
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH withheld

Nearest frequency peer: withheld (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “withholding”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “withholding” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for withholding
PropertyValue
Headwordwithholding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,225
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “withholding”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “withheld” (#18,224), “wreath” (#18,226), “wildfire” (#18,223). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “withholding” is #18,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around withholding (IPA /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,225 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of withhold".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for withholding, with forms such as "iwthholding", "wihtholding", and "withhloding". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is withholding, spelled W-I-T-H-H-O-L-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of withhold

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwthholding
  • wihtholding
  • withhloding
  • withhodling
  • withholdding
  • withholdign
  • withholdingg
  • withholdinng
  • withholdnig
  • withholidng
  • withhollding
  • withohlding
  • witholding
  • witthholding
  • wtihholding
  • wwithholding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwthholding2wihtholding2withhloding2withhodling2withholdding1withholdign2withholdingg1withholdinng1
Edit distance from "withholding"

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 "withholding"?
"withholding" is spelled W-I-T-H-H-O-L-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/.
What does "withholding" mean?
As a verb, "withholding" means: present participle and gerund of withhold
What are common misspellings of "withholding"?
Common misspellings include "iwthholding", "wihtholding", "withhloding", "withhodling", "withholdding". The correct spelling is "withholding".
How do you pronounce "withholding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "withholding" is /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "withholding" come from?
"withholding" 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 "withholding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list