baking
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/adjective, noun, verb
baking is spelled B-A-K-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, baking means “That bakes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in baking?
| Letters | 6: B-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baking?
Baking appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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 baking?
- /ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/
Baking has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-baking.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-baking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of baking
- bakings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That bakes.
baking bread; baking clay; baking dish
- 2
Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
I’m baking–could you open the window?
noun
- 1
An action in which something is baked.
I’m going to do some baking this afternoon.
- 2
The way in which something is baked.
- 3
The production of a batch of baked product.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action in which something is baked:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does baking come from?
From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).