# flattening

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,324

## Definitions
1. The act, or the result of making something flat or flatter
2. A flattened part of something

## Easily confused with
- **flattering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flattening-vs-flattering)
- **fluttering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flattening-vs-fluttering)
- **fastening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastening-vs-flattening)
- **fattening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fattening-vs-flattening)

## Common misspellings (14)
`falttening`, `fflattening`, `flatening`, `flatetning`, `flatteinng`, `flattenign`, `flatteningg`, `flatteninng`, `flattennig`, `flattenning`, `flattneing`, `fllattening`, `fltatening`, `lfattening`

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