# hampering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,265

## Definitions
1. That which hampers; an impediment.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ahmpering`, `hamepring`, `hammpering`, `hampeirng`, `hamperign`, `hamperingg`, `hamperinng`, `hampernig`, `hamperring`, `hamppering`, `hampreing`, `hapmering`, `hhampering`, `hmapering`

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