# bothering

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #12,378

## Definitions
1. That bothers; annoying, irritating.

## Easily confused with
- **butchering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bothering-vs-butchering)
- **bordering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bordering-vs-bothering)
- **battering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/battering-vs-bothering)
- **bettering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bettering-vs-bothering)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbothering`, `bohtering`, `botehring`, `botheirng`, `botherign`, `botheringg`, `botherinng`, `bothernig`, `botherring`, `bothhering`, `bothreing`, `botthering`, `btohering`, `obthering`

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