# selling vs sterling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### selling
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,646*
Action of the verb to sell.

### sterling
*noun · IPA /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,842*
An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.

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