spinning

\ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\

/\ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\/ verb

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The verdict

“spinning” is uncommon French (frequency #68,662 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,662
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe présent du verbe to spin.

Key facts for spinning
PropertyValue
Headwordspinning
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spinning” sits in French 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). spinning lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spinning is uncommon French at frequency #68,662 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent du verbe to spin.".

Zero misspellings are on record for spinning in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is spinning, spelled S-P-I-N-N-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent du verbe to spin.

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 "spinning"?
"spinning" is spelled S-P-I-N-N-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\.
What does "spinning" mean?
As a verb, "spinning" means: Participe présent du verbe to spin.
How do you pronounce "spinning"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spinning" is \ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spinning" come from?
"spinning" is a French 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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Using “spinning”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-P-I-N-N-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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