# appalling

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,750

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of appall

## Etymology
By surface analysis, appall + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **applying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appalling-vs-applying)
- **appealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appalling-vs-appealing)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apalling`, `apaplling`, `appalilng`, `appaling`, `appallign`, `appallingg`, `appallinng`, `appallnig`, `applaling`, `papalling`

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