banging
bang·ing/ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
banging is spelled B-A-N-G-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (bang·ing). It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banging means “The action or sound of something that bangs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banging is bangings.
How many letters and syllables are in banging?
| Letters | 7: B-A-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bang·ing |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 banging?
Banging appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 banging?
- /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/
Banging has 2 syllables, split bang·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-banging.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of banging
- bangings plural
- bangin'
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does banging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action or sound of something that bangs.
The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away.
- 2
slangA session of sexual intercourse.
adjective
- 1
slangExcellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.
Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!
- 2
slangAttractive; sexually appealing.
- 3
colloquialdatedHuge; great in size.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bang
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Banging in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense excellent:
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.