# festering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,131

## Definitions
1. The condition of something that festers.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`efstering`, `fesetring`, `fesstering`, `festeirng`, `festerign`, `festeringg`, `festerinng`, `festernig`, `festerring`, `festreing`, `festtering`, `fetsering`, `ffestering`, `fsetering`

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