# clustering

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklʌstɚɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,773

## Definitions
1. A grouping of a number of similar things.
2. The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
3. The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
4. A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.

## Common misspellings (16)
`cclustering`, `cllustering`, `clsutering`, `clusetring`, `clusstering`, `clusteirng`, `clusterign`, `clusteringg`, `clusterinng`, `clusternig`, `clusterring`, `clustreing`, `clusttering`, `clutsering`, `culstering`, `lcustering`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clustering