# Ealing

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈiːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,534

## Definitions
1. A London borough of Greater London, England.
2. A town within the borough in West London, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1780).
3. A rural locality in south Canterbury, New Zealand.

## Etymology
The London place name derives from the Gillingas, a Saxon tribe whose chief was called Gilla.

## Easily confused with
- **Ewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-ewing)
- **eating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-eating)
- **ending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-ending)
- **easing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-easing)
- **edging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-edging)
- **effing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-effing)
- **Epping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-epping)
- **earning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-earning)
- **earring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-earring)
- **enabling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-enabling)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aeling`, `eailng`, `ealign`, `ealingg`, `ealinng`, `ealling`, `ealnig`, `elaing`

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