stuttering

adj

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"stuttering" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stuttering” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,598
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That stutters.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stuttering · stuttering · English

stuttering · rank #25,598 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,598
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sterilization

Nearest frequency peer: sterilization (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “stuttering”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “stuttering” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

stuttering vs scattering
80% similar
stuttering vs shattering
80% similar
stuttering vs sputtering
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for stuttering
PropertyValue
Headwordstuttering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,598
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “stuttering”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).stutteringlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sterilization” (#25,596), “subtract” (#25,600), “staffer” (#25,595). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stuttering” is #25,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around stuttering, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,598 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for stuttering, with forms such as "sstuttering", "sttutering", and "sttuttering". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "scattering", "shattering", "sputtering", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is stuttering, spelled S-T-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That stutters.
  2. 2
    Hesitant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stuttering appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Relieved Chelsea halted their worst run of form since 1999 as a stuttering victory over Bolton gave the champions a first league win in seven matches

This word in other languages

titubeo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstuttering
  • sttutering
  • sttuttering
  • stutering
  • stutetring
  • stutteirng
  • stutterign
  • stutteringg
  • stutterinng
  • stutternig
  • stutterring
  • stuttreing
  • sutttering
  • tsuttering

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stuttering - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sstuttering1sttutering2sttuttering1stutering1stutetring2stutteirng2stutterign2stutteringg1
Edit distance from "stuttering"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stuttering"?
"stuttering" is spelled S-T-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G.
What does "stuttering" mean?
As an adjective, "stuttering" means: That stutters.
What words are commonly confused with "stuttering"?
"stuttering" is commonly confused with "scattering", "shattering", "sputtering". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "stuttering" come from?
"stuttering" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "stuttering", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

supermodel#25,601thermostat#25,613Shrewsbury#25,574shockingly#25,573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

seamlessly14 variantswhimsical14 variantsrestarted14 variantspurgatory14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list