# peeling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpiːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,313

## Definitions
1. The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
2. Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.

## Easily confused with
- **piling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-piling)
- **Peking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-peking)
- **pulling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-pulling)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-pending)
- **petting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-petting)
- **peering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-peering)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-pooling)
- **peeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-peeping)
- **penning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-penning)
- **piecing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-piecing)
- **pegging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeling-vs-pegging)
- **peaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peaking-vs-peeling)
- **peeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peeking-vs-peeling)
- **pecking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pecking-vs-peeling)
- **peddling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peddling-vs-peeling)
- **paneling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paneling-vs-peeling)

## Common misspellings (10)
`epeling`, `peeilng`, `peelign`, `peelingg`, `peelinng`, `peelling`, `peelnig`, `peleing`, `peling`, `ppeeling`

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