# reeling vs ruling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reeling
*verb · IPA /ˈɹiːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,898*
present participle and gerund of reel

### ruling
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,408*
That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reeling-vs-ruling