# batting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbætɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,015

## Definitions
1. Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
2. Special cotton for surgery.

## Etymology
From bat + -ing, batt + -ing (“material, collection”).

## Easily confused with
- **biting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-biting)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-beating)
- **betting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-betting)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-busting)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-boating)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-bunting)
- **booting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-booting)
- **belting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-belting)
- **bawling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-bawling)
- **butting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-butting)
- **battling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-battling)
- **blasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-blasting)
- **boasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-boasting)
- **bottling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-bottling)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-batting)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basing-vs-batting)
- **baring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baring-vs-batting)
- **batten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batten-vs-batting)
- **banking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banking-vs-batting)
- **backing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backing-vs-batting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abtting`, `bating`, `batitng`, `battign`, `battingg`, `battinng`, `battnig`, `bbatting`, `btating`

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