# feeling

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #769

## Definitions
1. Emotionally sensitive.
2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

## Etymology
From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **fling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fling)
- **filing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-filing)
- **feline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-feline)
- **filling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-filling)
- **fleeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fleeing)
- **fencing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fencing)
- **Fleming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fleming)
- **freeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-freeing)
- **fooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fooling)
- **fueling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fueling)
- **flexing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-flexing)
- **fouling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fouling)
- **felling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-felling)
- **feuding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-feuding)
- **feelings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-feelings)
- **freezing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-freezing)
- **fielding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fielding)
- **fleeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fleeting)
- **Fuelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-fuelling)
- **falling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falling-vs-feeling)

## Common misspellings (10)
`efeling`, `feeilng`, `feelign`, `feelingg`, `feelinng`, `feelling`, `feelnig`, `feleing`, `feling`, `ffeeling`

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