battering

/ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

//ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)// verb

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"battering" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“battering” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,947
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of batter

Corpus desk

Index EN-battering · battering · English

battering · rank #33,947 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,947
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bashar

Nearest frequency peer: Bashar (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “battering”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “battering” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

battering vs batting
78% similar
battering vs battling
78% similar
battering vs bothering
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for battering
PropertyValue
Headwordbattering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,947
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “battering”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).batteringlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Bashar” (#33,946), “Battersea” (#33,948), “barth” (#33,945). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “battering” is #33,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around battering (IPA /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,947 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of batter".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for battering, with forms such as "abttering", "batering", and "batetring". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "batting", "battling", "bothering", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is battering, spelled B-A-T-T-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of batter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abttering
  • batering
  • batetring
  • batteirng
  • batterign
  • batteringg
  • batterinng
  • batternig
  • batterring
  • battreing
  • bbattering
  • btatering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of battering - 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.

abttering2batering1batetring2batteirng2batterign2batteringg1batterinng1batternig2
Edit distance from "battering"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "battering"?
"battering" is spelled B-A-T-T-E-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does "battering" mean?
As a verb, "battering" means: present participle and gerund of batter
What words are commonly confused with "battering"?
"battering" is commonly confused with "batting", "battling", "bothering". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "battering"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "battering" is /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "battering" come from?
"battering" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list