bandwagoning
/ˈbændˌwæɡənɪŋ/noun, verb
bandwagoning is spelled B-A-N-D-W-A-G-O-N-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bandwagoning means “The practice of joining the prevailing side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bandwagoning?
| Letters | 12: B-A-N-D-W-A-G-O-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 bandwagoning?
Bandwagoning appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 bandwagoning?
- US /ˈbændˌwæɡənɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bandwagoning.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bandwagoning
- bandwagonning
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bandwagoning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of joining the prevailing side.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bandwagon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bandwagoning come from?
From bandwagon + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).