benchmarking
/ˈbɛnt͡ʃmɑɹkɪŋ/noun, verb
benchmarking is spelled B-E-N-C-H-M-A-R-K-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, benchmarking means “A performance measurement according to a benchmark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of benchmarking is benchmarkings.
How many letters and syllables are in benchmarking?
| Letters | 12: B-E-N-C-H-M-A-R-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 benchmarking?
Benchmarking appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 benchmarking?
- US /ˈbɛnt͡ʃmɑɹkɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-benchmarking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of benchmarking
- benchmarkings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does benchmarking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of benchmark
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).