# watering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #13,640

## Definitions
1. An act of watering, i.e. pouring water on something, or diluting a liquid.
2. The art or process of giving a wavy, ornamental appearance to something.

## Easily confused with
- **wavering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-wavering)
- **withering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-withering)
- **wintering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-wintering)
- **waterline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-waterline)
- **weathering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-weathering)
- **waring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waring-vs-watering)
- **warring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warring-vs-watering)
- **watching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watching-vs-watering)
- **wagering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagering-vs-watering)
- **wandering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wandering-vs-watering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`awtering`, `waetring`, `wateirng`, `waterign`, `wateringg`, `waterinng`, `waternig`, `waterring`, `watreing`, `wattering`, `wtaering`, `wwatering`

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