# smothering

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #41,381

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of smother

## Etymology
From Middle English smorþering.

## Easily confused with
- **smattering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smattering-vs-smothering)

## Common misspellings (16)
`msothering`, `smmothering`, `smohtering`, `smotehring`, `smotheirng`, `smotherign`, `smotheringg`, `smotherinng`, `smothernig`, `smotherring`, `smothhering`, `smothreing`, `smotthering`, `smtohering`, `somthering`, `ssmothering`

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