# loitering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,326

## Definitions
1. The action of the verb loiter.

## Easily confused with
- **lowering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loitering-vs-lowering)
- **lettering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lettering-vs-loitering)

## Common misspellings (13)
`liotering`, `lloitering`, `loietring`, `loiteirng`, `loiterign`, `loiteringg`, `loiterinng`, `loiternig`, `loiterring`, `loitreing`, `loittering`, `lotiering`, `olitering`

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