selling

/ˈsɛ.lɪŋ/

//ˈsɛ.lɪŋ// noun

The verdict

“selling” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #45,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,592
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - venda, ato de vender

Corpus desk

Index PT-selling · selling · Portuguese

selling · rank #45,592 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,592
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH serias

Nearest frequency peer: serias (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “selling”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “selling” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for selling
PropertyValue
Headwordselling
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛ.lɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,592
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “selling”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.sellingcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “serias” (#45,594), “setentrional” (#45,595), “santeiro” (#45,583). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “selling” fica em #45,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around selling (IPA /ˈsɛ.lɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,592 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "venda, ato de vender".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for selling, with forms such as "eslling", "selilng", and "seling". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is selling, spelled S-E-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    venda, ato de vender

Antonyms

buying

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslling
  • selilng
  • seling
  • sellign
  • sellingg
  • sellinng
  • sellnig
  • sleling
  • sselling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selling - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eslling2selilng2seling1sellign2sellingg1sellinng1sellnig2sleling2
Edit distance from "selling"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "selling"?
"selling" is spelled S-E-L-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.lɪŋ/.
What does "selling" mean?
As a noun, "selling" means: venda, ato de vender
What are common misspellings of "selling"?
Common misspellings include "eslling", "selilng", "seling", "sellign", "sellingg". The correct spelling is "selling".
How do you pronounce "selling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selling" is /ˈsɛ.lɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selling" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "selling", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list