bigging
noun, verb
bigging is spelled B-I-G-G-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bigging means “A building, especially an outbuilding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bigging is biggings.
How many letters and syllables are in bigging?
| Letters | 7: B-I-G-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 bigging?
Bigging appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of bigging
- biggings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bigging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA home.
- 2
ScotlandA building, especially an outbuilding.
- 3
Alternative form of biggin (“coffee pot with strainer”).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of big
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bigging come from?
From big + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).