# muttering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,892

## Definitions
1. Something that is muttered.
2. A rumour.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmuttering`, `mtutering`, `mutering`, `mutetring`, `mutteirng`, `mutterign`, `mutteringg`, `mutterinng`, `mutternig`, `mutterring`, `muttreing`, `umttering`

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