bickering
adjective, noun, verb
bickering is spelled B-I-C-K-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bickering means “That bickers; argumentative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bickering?
| Letters | 9: B-I-C-K-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 bickering?
Bickering appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 bickering?
Bickering 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).
Forms of bickering
- more bickering comparative
- most bickering superlative
- bickerings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bickering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That bickers; argumentative.
noun
- 1
Petty quarreling.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bicker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bickering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense petty quarreling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chamaillerie |
| German | Gezanke |
| Spanish | riña |
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.