looking

[ˈlʊk.ɪŋ]

/[ˈlʊk.ɪŋ]/ adj

The verdict

“looking” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,796
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene el aspecto de.

Corpus desk

Index ES-looking · looking · Spanish

looking · rank #38,796 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,796
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH luck

Nearest frequency peer: luck (+2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “looking”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “looking” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for looking
PropertyValue
Headwordlooking
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlʊk.ɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,796
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “looking”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).lookingcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “luck” (#38,798), “literas” (#38,792), “machetes” (#38,800). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “looking” va en #38,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around looking (IPA [ˈlʊk.ɪŋ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,796 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que tiene el aspecto de.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for looking, with forms such as "llooking", "loking", and "lokoing". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is looking, spelled L-O-O-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene el aspecto de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. She was a frail-looking old woman

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llooking
  • loking
  • lokoing
  • looikng
  • lookign
  • lookingg
  • lookinng
  • lookking
  • looknig
  • oloking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of looking - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

llooking1loking1lokoing2looikng2lookign2lookingg1lookinng1lookking1
Edit distance from "looking"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "looking"?
"looking" is spelled L-O-O-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊk.ɪŋ].
What does "looking" mean?
As an adjective, "looking" means: Que tiene el aspecto de.
What are common misspellings of "looking"?
Common misspellings include "llooking", "loking", "lokoing", "looikng", "lookign". The correct spelling is "looking".
How do you pronounce "looking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "looking" is [ˈlʊk.ɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "looking" come from?
"looking" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list