blacking
/ˈblækɪŋ/noun, verb
blacking is spelled B-L-A-C-K-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blacking means “A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blacking is blackings.
How many letters and syllables are in blacking?
| Letters | 8: B-L-A-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 blacking?
Blacking appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 blacking?
- /ˈblækɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blacking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blacking
- blackings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blacking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
- 2
Shoe polish.
- 3
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of black
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).