# shelving

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #34,282

## Definitions
1. Sloping (as opposed to horizontally flat or vertically upright).

## Etymology
By surface analysis, shelve + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-shoving)
- **spelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-spelling)
- **swelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-swelling)
- **smelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-smelling)
- **shilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-shilling)
- **smelting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-smelting)
- **swerving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-swerving)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selling-vs-shelving)
- **serving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-shelving)
- **shaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaving-vs-shelving)
- **shedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shedding-vs-shelving)
- **shelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelling-vs-shelving)
- **shearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shearing-vs-shelving)
- **sheeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheeting-vs-shelving)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hselving`, `sehlving`, `shelivng`, `shellving`, `shelvign`, `shelvingg`, `shelvinng`, `shelvnig`, `shelvving`, `shevling`, `shhelving`, `shleving`, `sshelving`

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