# appealing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,647

## Definitions
1. Having appeal; attractive.

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

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`apealing`, `apepaling`, `appaeling`, `appeailng`, `appealign`, `appealingg`, `appealinng`, `appealling`, `appealnig`, `appelaing`, `papealing`

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