# calling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,159

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of call

## Etymology
From Middle English callyng, kallyng, kalland, from Old English *cealliende and Old Norse kallandi, equivalent to call + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-cling)
- **caring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-caring)
- **Calvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-calvin)
- **casing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-casing)
- **carlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-carlin)
- **Collin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-collin)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-caving)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-causing)
- **ceiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-ceiling)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-casting)
- **Collins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-collins)
- **cycling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-cycling)
- **cooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-cooling)
- **camping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-camping)
- **carving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-carving)
- **curling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-curling)
- **canning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-canning)
- **capping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-capping)
- **culling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-culling)
- **chilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-chilling)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aclling`, `calilng`, `caling`, `callign`, `callingg`, `callinng`, `callnig`, `ccalling`, `claling`

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