# spelling vs spellings

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spelling
*verb · IPA /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,181*
present participle and gerund of spell

### spellings
*noun · IPA /ˈspɛlɪŋz/ · frequency rank #37,702*
plural of spelling

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