# shattering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,456

## Definitions
1. The act of something that shatters; the shattered material.

## Easily confused with
- **stuttering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shattering-vs-stuttering)
- **sheltering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shattering-vs-sheltering)
- **sputtering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shattering-vs-sputtering)
- **smattering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shattering-vs-smattering)
- **scattering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scattering-vs-shattering)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hsattering`, `sahttering`, `shatering`, `shatetring`, `shatteirng`, `shatterign`, `shatteringg`, `shatterinng`, `shatternig`, `shatterring`, `shattreing`, `shhattering`, `shtatering`, `sshattering`

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