browsing
/ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/noun, verb
browsing is spelled B-R-O-W-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, browsing means “A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of browsing is browsings.
How many letters and syllables are in browsing?
| Letters | 8: B-R-O-W-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th 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 browsing?
Browsing appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th 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 browsing?
- /ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/
Browsing 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-browsing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of browsing
- browsings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does browsing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of browse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Browsing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abroutissement |
| German | Verbiss |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.