# fastening

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɑːsənɪŋ/ · frequency rank #37,456

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of fasten

## Etymology
From fasten + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **fasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastening-vs-fasting)
- **fattening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastening-vs-fattening)
- **festering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastening-vs-festering)
- **flattening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastening-vs-flattening)
- **faltering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faltering-vs-fastening)

## Common misspellings (14)
`afstening`, `fasetning`, `fasstening`, `fasteinng`, `fastenign`, `fasteningg`, `fasteninng`, `fastennig`, `fastenning`, `fastneing`, `fasttening`, `fatsening`, `ffastening`, `fsatening`

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