# mastering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,527

## Definitions
1. Becoming professional in the use of something; developing mastery.
2. The process by which an audio recording is mastered.

## Easily confused with
- **metering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mastering-vs-metering)
- **muttering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mastering-vs-muttering)
- **mastermind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mastering-vs-mastermind)

## Common misspellings (14)
`amstering`, `masetring`, `masstering`, `masteirng`, `masterign`, `masteringg`, `masterinng`, `masternig`, `masterring`, `mastreing`, `masttering`, `matsering`, `mmastering`, `msatering`

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