# sparkling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,811

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of sparkle

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

## Easily confused with
- **sparring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkling-vs-sparring)
- **starling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkling-vs-starling)
- **startling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparkling-vs-startling)
- **sparing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparing-vs-sparkling)
- **spanking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spanking-vs-sparkling)
- **sparking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparking-vs-sparkling)
- **snarling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snarling-vs-sparkling)

## Common misspellings (15)
`psarkling`, `saprkling`, `spakrling`, `sparkilng`, `sparkkling`, `sparklign`, `sparklingg`, `sparklinng`, `sparklling`, `sparklnig`, `sparlking`, `sparrkling`, `spparkling`, `sprakling`, `ssparkling`

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