boding
bod·ing/ˈboʊdɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
boding is spelled B-O-D-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bod·ing). It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, boding means “foreboding, ominous, portending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in boding?
| Letters | 6: B-O-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bod·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is boding?
Boding appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 boding?
- UK /ˈbəʊdɪŋ/
- US /ˈboʊdɪŋ/
Boding has 2 syllables, split bod·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-boding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with boding?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as boding from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of boding
- more boding comparative
- most boding superlative
- bodings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
foreboding, ominous, portending.
noun
- 1
gerund of bode: a prediction of disaster; an omen, a portent.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bode
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does boding come from?
From bode + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).