banking
ban·king/ˈbæŋkɪŋ/noun, verb
banking is spelled B-A-N-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ban·king). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banking means “The business of managing a bank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banking is bankings.
How many letters and syllables are in banking?
| Letters | 7: B-A-N-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ban·king |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th 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 banking?
Banking appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 banking?
- /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
- /ˈbeɪ̯ŋkɪŋ/
- /ˈbɛ̃ŋkɪŋ/
Banking has 2 syllables, split ban·king in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-banking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of banking
- bankings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does banking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The business of managing a bank.
- 2
The occupation of managing or working in a bank.
- 3
Investment banking.
She became an analyst in banking after graduation, choosing that career path over sales and trading.
- 4
A horizontal turn.
- 5
A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc.
- 6
The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bank
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate banking?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of banking: bkg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Banking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Banking , Steilkurvenmanöver |
| Spanish | banca |
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.