buttering
noun, verb
buttering is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buttering means “The application of butter (n.) to something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buttering is butterings.
How many letters and syllables are in buttering?
| Letters | 9: B-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 buttering?
Buttering appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 buttering?
- US
Buttering has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-buttering.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buttering
- butterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buttering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The application of butter (n.) to something.
- 2
The action of a rider having to butter in an acrobatic maneuver.
- 3
The action of turning with only the tips (tail or nose) of skis or snowboards
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of butter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).