# piling

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,665

## Definitions
1. A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
2. The act of heaping up.
3. The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **ping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-ping)
- **Pliny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pliny)
- **posing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-posing)
- **piping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-piping)
- **poking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-poking)
- **prying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-prying)
- **puking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-puking)
- **pining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pining)
- **plying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-plying)
- **pulling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pulling)
- **pricing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pricing)
- **pissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pissing)
- **pinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pinning)
- **pitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pitting)
- **pooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pooling)
- **priming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-priming)
- **pulsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pulsing)
- **pimping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pimping)
- **pinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-pinging)
- **piloting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piling-vs-piloting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ipling`, `piilng`, `pilign`, `pilingg`, `pilinng`, `pilling`, `pilnig`, `pliing`, `ppiling`

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