# sailing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,283

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of sail

## Etymology
From Middle English saylinge, seilinge, variants of sailende, seilende; equivalent to sail + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zeilend (“sailing”).

## Easily confused with
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sling)
- **saying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-saying)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-saving)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-skiing)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-siding)
- **saline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-saline)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sizing)
- **sawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sawing)
- **salina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-salina)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-siting)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-selling)
- **smiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-smiling)
- **shining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-shining)
- **sliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sliding)
- **scaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-scaling)
- **sibling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sibling)
- **sealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-sealing)
- **styling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-styling)
- **seizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-seizing)
- **slicing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-slicing)

## Common misspellings (10)
`asiling`, `saiilng`, `sailign`, `sailingg`, `sailinng`, `sailling`, `sailnig`, `saliing`, `sialing`, `ssailing`

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