# metering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,921

## Definitions
1. The act of using a meter for measurement.
2. The process of marking a stamp with a meter.
3. The marking itself; franking.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`emtering`, `meetring`, `meteirng`, `meterign`, `meteringg`, `meterinng`, `meternig`, `meterring`, `metreing`, `mettering`, `mmetering`, `mteering`

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