# sputtering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,533

## Definitions
1. A noise that sputters.
2. The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`psuttering`, `spputtering`, `sptutering`, `sputering`, `sputetring`, `sputteirng`, `sputterign`, `sputteringg`, `sputterinng`, `sputternig`, `sputterring`, `sputtreing`, `ssputtering`, `supttering`

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