break dancing
verb, noun
break dancing is spelled B-R-E-A-K-D-A-N-C-I-N-G: 12 letters. As a verb, break dancing means “present participle and gerund of break dance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in break dancing?
| Letters | 12: B-R-E-A-K-D-A-N-C-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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).
Words people confuse with break dancing
Also written: breakdancing (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does break dancing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of break dance
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of breakdancing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of break-dance
noun
- 1
Alternative form of breakdancing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).