"Parallelings" is often misspelled due to its complex phonetics. This word refers to the act of making something parallel. The correct spelling is [ˈpærəlelɪŋz]. The initial sound is a voiced bilabial fricative [b], followed by the vowel sound [æ]. The next sound is a voiced alveolar approximant [ɹ] and is then followed by the two vowel sounds [ə] and [ɪ]. The final sound is a voiced alveolar nasal [ŋ], followed by the plural marker [z]. Despite its confusing spelling, "parallelings" is a commonly used word in technical writing and mathematics.