# altering

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #13,089

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of alter

## Easily confused with
- **alleging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alleging-vs-altering)
- **adhering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhering-vs-altering)
- **alluring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alluring-vs-altering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aletring`, `alltering`, `alteirng`, `alterign`, `alteringg`, `alterinng`, `alternig`, `alterring`, `altreing`, `alttering`, `atlering`, `latering`

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