# weathering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,286

## Definitions
1. Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
2. Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
3. A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
4. The action of weather on objects exposed to it.

## Etymology
From Middle English wederyng, equivalent to weather + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **withering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weathering-vs-withering)
- **watering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watering-vs-weathering)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ewathering`, `waethering`, `weahtering`, `weatehring`, `weatheirng`, `weatherign`, `weatheringg`, `weatherinng`, `weathernig`, `weatherring`, `weathhering`, `weathreing`, `weatthering`, `wetahering`, `wweathering`

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