# crackling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,334

## Definitions
1. Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
2. The crispy rind of roast pork.
3. A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
4. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
5. Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
6. Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.

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

## Easily confused with
- **crawling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crackling-vs-crawling)
- **cranking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crackling-vs-cranking)
- **cracking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cracking-vs-crackling)
- **chuckling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chuckling-vs-crackling)

## Common misspellings (15)
`carckling`, `ccrackling`, `cracckling`, `crackilng`, `crackkling`, `cracklign`, `cracklingg`, `cracklinng`, `cracklling`, `cracklnig`, `craclking`, `crakcling`, `crcakling`, `crrackling`, `rcackling`

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