attacking
at·tack·ing/əˈtækɪŋ/adjective, verb
attacking is spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (at·tack·ing). It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, attacking means “Carrying out an attack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attacking?
| Letters | 9: A-T-T-A-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: at·tack·ing |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is attacking?
Attacking appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce attacking?
- /əˈtækɪŋ/
Attacking has 3 syllables, split at·tack·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-attacking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does attacking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Carrying out an attack.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of attack
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).