refuelling

verb

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"refuelling" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“refuelling” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,006
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of refuel

Corpus desk

Index EN-refuelling · refuelling · English

refuelling · rank #49,006 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,006
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH refurbish

Nearest frequency peer: refurbish (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “refuelling”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “refuelling” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

refuelling vs retelling
80% similar
refuelling vs rebelling
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for refuelling
PropertyValue
Headwordrefuelling
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,006
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “refuelling”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).refuellinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “refurbish” (#49,007), “redevelop” (#49,004), “remodelling” (#49,009). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “refuelling” is #49,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around refuelling, averb. Corpus frequency is #49,006 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of refuel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for refuelling, with forms such as "erfuelling", "refeulling", and "reffuelling". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "retelling", "rebelling", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is refuelling, spelled R-E-F-U-E-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of refuel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how refuelling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pending the installation of four 7,000-gal. diesel fuel tanks, temporary refuelling facilities have been provided by the adaptation of a 3,000-gal. oil tank wagon.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erfuelling
  • refeulling
  • reffuelling
  • refuelilng
  • refueling
  • refuellign
  • refuellingg
  • refuellinng
  • refuellnig
  • refuleling
  • reufelling
  • rfeuelling
  • rrefuelling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of refuelling - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erfuelling2refeulling2reffuelling1refuelilng2refueling1refuellign2refuellingg1refuellinng1
Edit distance from "refuelling"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "refuelling"?
"refuelling" is spelled R-E-F-U-E-L-L-I-N-G.
What does "refuelling" mean?
As a verb, "refuelling" means: present participle and gerund of refuel
What words are commonly confused with "refuelling"?
"refuelling" is commonly confused with "retelling", "rebelling". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "refuelling" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "refuelling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remoteness#49,010promissory#48,985scrupulous#49,036Southerner#49,063

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

redevelop13 variantsRosenbaum13 variantssanitized13 variantsperinatal13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list