reading

\ɹiː.dɪŋ\

/\ɹiː.dɪŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“reading” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,672
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lecture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reading · reading · French

reading · rank #22,672 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,672
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rationalité

Nearest frequency peer: rationalité (-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 « reading »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « reading » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reading vs roaming
71% similar
reading vs radin
71% similar
reading vs racing
71% similar

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

Key facts for reading
PropertyValue
Headwordreading
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹiː.dɪŋ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,672
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reading »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rationalité » (#22,671), « raisonnements » (#22,670), « redis » (#22,674). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reading » est au #22,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around reading (IPA \ɹiː.dɪŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,672 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for reading, with forms such as "erading", "raeding", and "readding". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "roaming", "radin", "racing", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is reading, spelled R-E-A-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lecture.
  2. 2
    Leçon (variante lexicale ou orthographique d’un texte).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Reading stimulates the imagination.
  2. My hobbies are taking pictures and reading.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erading
  • raeding
  • readding
  • readign
  • readingg
  • readinng
  • readnig
  • reaidng
  • redaing
  • rreading

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erading2raeding2readding1readign2readingg1readinng1readnig2reaidng2
Edit distance from "reading"

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 "reading"?
"reading" is spelled R-E-A-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹiː.dɪŋ\.
What does "reading" mean?
As a noun, "reading" means: Lecture.
What words are commonly confused with "reading"?
"reading" is commonly confused with "roaming", "radin", "racing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reading"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reading" is \ɹiː.dɪŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reading" come from?
"reading" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reading", 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 (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list