# boiling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,335

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of boil

## Etymology
From boil + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **boing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-boing)
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-boring)
- **boxing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-boxing)
- **bowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-bowing)
- **booing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-booing)
- **bombing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-bombing)
- **bowling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-bowling)
- **booking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-booking)
- **bonding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-bonding)
- **booming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-booming)
- **bribing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-bribing)
- **booting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-booting)
- **building** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-building)
- **bottling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiling-vs-bottling)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-boiling)
- **Boeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boeing-vs-boiling)
- **biting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-boiling)
- **biking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biking-vs-boiling)
- **Beijing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beijing-vs-boiling)
- **billing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billing-vs-boiling)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bboiling`, `bioling`, `boiilng`, `boilign`, `boilingg`, `boilinng`, `boilling`, `boilnig`, `boliing`, `obiling`

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