birthing
/ˈbɝθ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
birthing is spelled B-I-R-T-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, birthing means “The act of giving birth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of birthing is birthings.
How many letters and syllables are in birthing?
| Letters | 8: B-I-R-T-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 birthing?
Birthing appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 birthing?
- US /ˈbɝθ.ɪŋ/
- UK /ˈbɜːθ.ɪŋ/
As a verb: /ˈbɝð.ɪŋ/, /ˈbɜːð.ɪŋ/.
Birthing 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-birthing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of birthing
- birthings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does birthing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of giving birth.
- 2
Alternative spelling of berthing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of birth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does birthing come from?
From birth + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).