braiding
/ˈbɹeɪdɪŋ/noun, verb
braiding is spelled B-R-A-I-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, braiding means “A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of braiding is braidings.
How many letters and syllables are in braiding?
| Letters | 8: B-R-A-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 braiding?
Braiding appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 braiding?
- /ˈbɹeɪdɪŋ/
Braiding 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).
Forms of braiding
- braidings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does braiding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of braid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does braiding come from?
From Middle English breydynge; equivalent to braid + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).