billeting
noun, verb
billeting is spelled B-I-L-L-E-T-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, billeting means “The lodging of soldiers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of billeting is billetings.
How many letters and syllables are in billeting?
| Letters | 9: B-I-L-L-E-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 billeting?
Billeting appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 billeting
- billetings plural
- billetting
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does billeting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The lodging of soldiers.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of billet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Billeting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The lodging of soldiers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cantonnement |
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.