bringing
bring·ing/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/noun, verb
bringing is spelled B-R-I-N-G-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (bring·ing). It appears 51 times per million words in written English, the 1,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bringing means “The act by which something is brought” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bringing is bringings.
How many letters and syllables are in bringing?
| Letters | 8: B-R-I-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bring·ing |
| In writing | 51 times per million words; the 1,993rd 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 bringing?
Bringing appears 51 times per million words in written English, the 1,993rd 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 bringing?
- /ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/
- /ˈbɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
Bringing has 2 syllables, split bring·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bringing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bringing
- bringings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bringing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is brought.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).