# seedling vs shelling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seedling
*noun · IPA /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,551*
A young plant grown from seed.

### shelling
*verb · IPA /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,097*
present participle and gerund of shell

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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