# sealing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,502

## Definitions
1. Used for closing securely.

## Etymology
From seal (“device”) + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-sling)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-seeing)
- **sewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-sewing)
- **Stalin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-stalin)
- **Selina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-selina)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-selling)
- **setting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-setting)
- **sharing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-sharing)
- **serving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-serving)
- **sending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-sending)
- **seeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-seeking)
- **staying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-staying)
- **smiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-smiling)
- **stating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-stating)
- **staring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-staring)
- **shaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-shaking)
- **skating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-skating)
- **seating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-seating)
- **shaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-shaping)
- **staging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-staging)

## Common misspellings (10)
`esaling`, `saeling`, `seailng`, `sealign`, `sealingg`, `sealinng`, `sealling`, `sealnig`, `selaing`, `ssealing`

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