# sweltering

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #47,364

## Definitions
1. hot and humid; oppressively sticky

## Etymology
From swelter + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`sewltering`, `ssweltering`, `sweletring`, `swelltering`, `swelteirng`, `swelterign`, `swelteringg`, `swelterinng`, `swelternig`, `swelterring`, `sweltreing`, `swelttering`, `swetlering`, `swletering`, `swweltering`, `wseltering`

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