bending
/ˈbɛndɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
bending is spelled B-E-N-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bending means “A motion or action that bends” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bending is bendings.
How many letters and syllables are in bending?
| Letters | 7: B-E-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bending?
Bending 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 bending?
- /ˈbɛndɪŋ/
Bending has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bending.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bending
- bendings plural
- more bending comparative
- most bending superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bending mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A motion or action that bends.
a bending of the knees
- 2
An instance of something being adapted or distorted.
bendings of the rules
adjective
- 1
Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bend
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bending in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense motion or action:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | flexion |
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.