# spelling

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,181

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of spell

## Etymology
1400s, from spell (verb) + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`pselling`, `seplling`, `spelilng`, `speling`, `spellign`, `spellingg`, `spellinng`, `spellnig`, `spleling`, `sppelling`, `sspelling`

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