# catering

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,199

## Definitions
1. The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
2. The business of providing such services for special occasions.
3. The act of one who caters (to something).

## Easily confused with
- **covering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catering-vs-covering)
- **cheering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catering-vs-cheering)
- **Catherine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catering-vs-catherine)
- **chattering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catering-vs-chattering)
- **caring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-catering)
- **catching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catching-vs-catering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`actering`, `caetring`, `cateirng`, `caterign`, `cateringg`, `caterinng`, `caternig`, `caterring`, `catreing`, `cattering`, `ccatering`, `ctaering`

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