# sizing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,506

## Definitions
1. A gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins.
2. Paste.
3. A weak glue used in various trades; size.
4. Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student.

## Easily confused with
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-swing)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sting)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-suing)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sling)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-string)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-skiing)
- **spying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-spying)
- **sowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sowing)
- **smiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-smiling)
- **sliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sliding)
- **slicing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-slicing)
- **sniping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sniping)
- **spiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-spiking)
- **suiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-suiting)
- **sizzling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-sizzling)
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sing-vs-sizing)
- **saying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sizing)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sizing)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-sizing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iszing`, `siizng`, `sizign`, `sizingg`, `sizinng`, `siznig`, `sizzing`, `ssizing`, `sziing`

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