buckling
buck·ling/ˈbʌk.əl.ɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
buckling is spelled B-U-C-K-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (buck·ling). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buckling means “The act of fastening a buckle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buckling is bucklings.
How many letters and syllables are in buckling?
| Letters | 8: B-U-C-K-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: buck·ling |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 buckling?
Buckling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 buckling?
- /ˈbʌk.əl.ɪŋ/
As a noun (“A young male domestic goat of between one and two years”): /ˈbʌk.lɪŋ/.
Buckling has 2 syllables, split buck·ling in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-buckling.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-buckling2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buckling
- bucklings plural
- more buckling comparative
- most buckling superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buckling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of fastening a buckle.
- 2
A folding into hills and valleys.
- 3
The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).
- 4
A young male domestic goat of between one and two years.
- 5
Smoked herring.
adjective
- 1
Wavy; curly, as hair.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of buckle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buckling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kinking, bending or bulging under pressure or stress:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | flambage |
| German | Knicken, Knick (kink), Knickung, Stauchung, Knickbildung (kinking), Verbiegen |
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.
Where does buckling come from?
From the verb to buckle, equivalent to buckle + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).