battering
/ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/noun, verb
battering is spelled B-A-T-T-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, battering means “A heavy beating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of battering is batterings.
How many letters and syllables are in battering?
| Letters | 9: B-A-T-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is battering?
Battering appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 battering?
- UK /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
- US /ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/
Battering has 3 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).
What rhymes with battering?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as battering from its last stressed vowel (/ætəɹɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of battering
- batterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does battering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heavy beating.
- 2
A large defeat.
- 3
datedDomestic violence
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of batter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).