# stuttering

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #25,598

## Definitions
1. That stutters.
2. Hesitant.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`sstuttering`, `sttutering`, `sttuttering`, `stutering`, `stutetring`, `stutteirng`, `stutterign`, `stutteringg`, `stutterinng`, `stutternig`, `stutterring`, `stuttreing`, `sutttering`, `tsuttering`

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