# annealing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,300

## Definitions
1. The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.

## Easily confused with
- **annexing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annealing-vs-annexing)
- **appealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annealing-vs-appealing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`anealing`, `anenaling`, `annaeling`, `anneailng`, `annealign`, `annealingg`, `annealinng`, `annealling`, `annealnig`, `annelaing`, `nanealing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/annealing