# twinkling

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,801

## Definitions
1. Sparkling intermittently.

## Etymology
From Middle English twynkelynge, equivalent to twinkle + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **twinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twinkling-vs-twinning)
- **thinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thinking-vs-twinkling)
- **tingling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tingling-vs-twinkling)
- **tickling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tickling-vs-twinkling)
- **trickling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trickling-vs-twinkling)

## Common misspellings (15)
`tiwnkling`, `ttwinkling`, `twiknling`, `twinkilng`, `twinkkling`, `twinklign`, `twinklingg`, `twinklinng`, `twinklling`, `twinklnig`, `twinlking`, `twinnkling`, `twnikling`, `twwinkling`, `wtinkling`

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