browning
/ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/noun, verb
browning is spelled B-R-O-W-N-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, browning means “The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of browning is brownings.
How many letters and syllables are in browning?
| Letters | 8: B-R-O-W-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th 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 browning?
Browning appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 browning?
- /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/
Browning 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). Recordings: En-us-browning.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of browning
- brownings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does browning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
- 2
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
- 3
A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
- 4
A brown-skinned person.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of brown
noun
- 1
Fabrique Nationale FN Model 1910 Browning and its derivatives; a European handgun; a small, semi-automatic pistol.
- 2
Synonym of BAR (“Browning automatic rifle”), a light machine gun
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).