spinning

\ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\

/\ˈspɪ.nɪŋ\/ verb

The verdict

“spinning” is uncommon French (frequency #68,662 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,662
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-spinning · spinning · French

spinning · rank #68,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,662
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH spinner

Nearest frequency peer: spinner (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « spinning »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « spinning » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Longue queue: rang de « spinning » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.spinningtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « spinner » (#68,661), « Spitzer » (#68,663), « sparta » (#68,660). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « spinning » est au #68,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spinning is uncommon French at frequency #68,662 among 6,032 “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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list