betting
bet·ting[ˈbɛɾɪŋ]adjective, noun, verb
betting is spelled B-E-T-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (bet·ting). It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, betting means “Describing one who bets or gambles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in betting?
| Letters | 7: B-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bet·ting |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st 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 betting?
Betting appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st 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 betting?
- /ˈbɛ.tɪŋ/
- US [ˈbɛɾɪŋ]
Betting has 2 syllables, split bet·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-betting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of betting
- bettings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does betting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Describing one who bets or gambles.
If I were a betting man, I'd wager my next pay check he couldn't do that again.
noun
- 1
The act of placing a bet.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Betting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of placing a bet:
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.