duelling
verb, noun
duelling is spelled D-U-E-L-L-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, duelling means “present participle and gerund of duel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in duelling?
| Letters | 8: D-U-E-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is duelling?
Duelling appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of duelling
- duellings plural
- dueling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duelling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKpresent participle and gerund of duel
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of dueling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).