# dampening

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #45,315

## Definitions
1. The act of making or becoming damp.

## Easily confused with
- **deepening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dampening-vs-deepening)
- **darkening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dampening-vs-darkening)
- **damning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dampening)

## Common misspellings (14)
`admpening`, `damepning`, `dammpening`, `dampeinng`, `dampenign`, `dampeningg`, `dampeninng`, `dampennig`, `dampenning`, `dampneing`, `damppening`, `dapmening`, `ddampening`, `dmapening`

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