# settling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,983

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of settle

## Easily confused with
- **sitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settling-vs-sitting)
- **styling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settling-vs-styling)
- **sexting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settling-vs-sexting)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selling-vs-settling)
- **setting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setting-vs-settling)
- **seating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seating-vs-settling)
- **sealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-settling)
- **settings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/settings-vs-settling)
- **seething** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-settling)
- **seedling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seedling-vs-settling)

## Common misspellings (11)
`esttling`, `setling`, `setlting`, `settilng`, `settlign`, `settlingg`, `settlinng`, `settlling`, `settlnig`, `ssettling`, `stetling`

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