# rebelling

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #41,338

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of rebel

## Etymology
From Middle English rebellyng; equivalent to rebel + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **reeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-reeling)
- **revealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-revealing)
- **rebellion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-rebellion)
- **recalling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-recalling)
- **retelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-retelling)
- **refuelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-refuelling)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erbelling`, `rbeelling`, `rebbelling`, `rebelilng`, `rebeling`, `rebellign`, `rebellingg`, `rebellinng`, `rebellnig`, `rebleling`, `reeblling`, `rrebelling`

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