uttering

noun

"uttering" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“uttering” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,477
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An utterance; something spoken.

Corpus desk

Index EN-uttering · uttering · English

uttering · rank #42,477 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,477
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH uta

Nearest frequency peer: uta (-1 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 “uttering”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “uttering” 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).

uttering vs uterine
75% similar
uttering vs ushering
75% similar

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

Key facts for uttering
PropertyValue
Headworduttering
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,477
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “uttering”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).utteringlands 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 “uta” (#42,476), “Urquhart” (#42,475), “velvety” (#42,479). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “uttering” is #42,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around uttering, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,477 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for uttering, with forms such as "tutering", "utering", and "utetring". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "uterine", "ushering", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is uttering, spelled U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An utterance; something spoken.
  2. 2
    The crime of knowingly presenting forged documentation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The girl using a fake ID to enter a bar was guilty of uttering.
  2. If two jointly prepare counterfeit coin, and utter it in different shops apart from each other, but in concert, and intending to share the proceeds, the utterings of each are the joint utterings of both, and they may be convicted jointly.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tutering
  • utering
  • utetring
  • utteirng
  • utterign
  • utteringg
  • utterinng
  • utternig
  • utterring
  • uttreing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of uttering - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tutering2utering1utetring2utteirng2utterign2utteringg1utterinng1utternig2
Edit distance from "uttering"

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 "uttering"?
"uttering" is spelled U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G.
What does "uttering" mean?
As a noun, "uttering" means: An utterance; something spoken.
What words are commonly confused with "uttering"?
"uttering" is commonly confused with "uterine", "ushering". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "uttering" come from?
"uttering" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list