# fretting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɛtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,568

## Definitions
1. An irritation or worrying.
2. A gnawing or eating away.

## Easily confused with
- **frosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretting-vs-frosting)
- **fronting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretting-vs-fronting)
- **fruiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretting-vs-fruiting)
- **fitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitting-vs-fretting)
- **freeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeing-vs-fretting)
- **freezing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freezing-vs-fretting)
- **freaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freaking-vs-fretting)
- **fleeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleeting-vs-fretting)
- **forgetting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forgetting-vs-fretting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`fertting`, `ffretting`, `freting`, `fretitng`, `frettign`, `frettingg`, `frettinng`, `frettnig`, `frretting`, `frteting`, `rfetting`

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