# smiling

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,628

## Definitions
1. That smiles or has a smile.

## Easily confused with
- **smoking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-smoking)
- **styling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-styling)
- **sniping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-sniping)
- **spiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-spiking)
- **suiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-suiting)
- **Stirling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-stirling)
- **spilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-spilling)
- **spoiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-spoiling)
- **swirling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-swirling)
- **stifling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-stifling)
- **smirking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smiling-vs-smirking)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sling-vs-smiling)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skiing-vs-smiling)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siding-vs-smiling)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sizing-vs-smiling)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siting-vs-smiling)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selling-vs-smiling)
- **sailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sailing-vs-smiling)
- **shining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shining-vs-smiling)
- **sliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sliding-vs-smiling)

## Common misspellings (11)
`msiling`, `simling`, `smiilng`, `smilign`, `smilingg`, `smilinng`, `smilling`, `smilnig`, `smliing`, `smmiling`, `ssmiling`

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