# dwelling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,530

## Definitions
1. A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

## Etymology
From Middle English dwellynge, dwellyng (“delay, continuance, abode”), equivalent to dwell + -ing. More at dwell.

## Easily confused with
- **dealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealing-vs-dwelling)
- **delving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delving-vs-dwelling)
- **drilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drilling-vs-dwelling)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddwelling`, `dewlling`, `dwelilng`, `dweling`, `dwellign`, `dwellingg`, `dwellinng`, `dwellnig`, `dwleling`, `dwwelling`, `wdelling`

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