# smelling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,426

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of smell
2. Used in adjectival compounds.

## Easily confused with
- **smiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-smiling)
- **stealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-stealing)
- **sterling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-sterling)
- **spelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-spelling)
- **swelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-swelling)
- **spilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-spilling)
- **stalling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-stalling)
- **smelting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-smelting)
- **spellings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smelling-vs-spellings)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selling-vs-smelling)
- **sealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealing-vs-smelling)
- **shelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelling-vs-smelling)
- **shilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shilling-vs-smelling)
- **shelving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelving-vs-smelling)
- **seedling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seedling-vs-smelling)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mselling`, `semlling`, `smelilng`, `smeling`, `smellign`, `smellingg`, `smellinng`, `smellnig`, `smleling`, `smmelling`, `ssmelling`

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