# hammering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,698

## Definitions
1. A period of being beaten or hammered.
2. A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
3. A heavy defeat.

## Easily confused with
- **hamstring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammering-vs-hamstring)
- **hampering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammering-vs-hampering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahmmering`, `hamemring`, `hamering`, `hammeirng`, `hammerign`, `hammeringg`, `hammerinng`, `hammernig`, `hammerring`, `hammreing`, `hhammering`, `hmamering`

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