budding
bud·ding/ˈbʌdiŋ/adjective, noun, verb
budding is spelled B-U-D-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (bud·ding). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, budding means “Beginning to develop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in budding?
| Letters | 7: B-U-D-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bud·ding |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 budding?
Budding appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 budding?
- /ˈbʌdiŋ/
Budding has 2 syllables, split bud·ding in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-budding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of budding
- buddings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does budding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Beginning to develop.
He's a budding deejay.
noun
- 1
The development of buds on a plant.
- 2
The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark.
- 3
The result of this practice.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bud
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Budding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | en herbe |
| German | angehend, aufkeimend, im Erblühen, in Entwicklung, knospend, kommend |
| Spanish | en ciernes, incipiente, emergente, brotante |
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.