getting

\ˈɡɛt.ɪŋ\

/\ˈɡɛt.ɪŋ\/ verb

The verdict

“getting” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,466
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent du verbe to get.

Corpus desk

Index FR-getting · getting · French

getting · rank #43,466 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,466
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geneva

Nearest frequency peer: Geneva (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « getting »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « getting » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for getting
PropertyValue
Headwordgetting
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈɡɛt.ɪŋ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,466
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « getting »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).gettingse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Geneva » (#43,465), « Gildas » (#43,467), « gee » (#43,463). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « getting » est au #43,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around getting (IPA \ˈɡɛt.ɪŋ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,466 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent du verbe to get.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for getting, with forms such as "egtting", "geting", and "getitng". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is getting, spelled G-E-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent du verbe to get.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egtting
  • geting
  • getitng
  • gettign
  • gettingg
  • gettinng
  • gettnig
  • ggetting
  • gteting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egtting2geting1getitng2gettign2gettingg1gettinng1gettnig2ggetting1
Edit distance from "getting"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "getting"?
"getting" is spelled G-E-T-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɡɛt.ɪŋ\.
What does "getting" mean?
As a verb, "getting" means: Participe présent du verbe to get.
What are common misspellings of "getting"?
Common misspellings include "egtting", "geting", "getitng", "gettign", "gettingg". The correct spelling is "getting".
How do you pronounce "getting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "getting" is \ˈɡɛt.ɪŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "getting" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list