cabling
noun, verb
cabling is spelled C-A-B-L-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cabling means “A collection of cables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cabling is cablings.
How many letters and syllables are in cabling?
| Letters | 7: C-A-B-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 cabling?
Cabling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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).
Forms of cabling
- cablings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cabling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection of cables.
We have to redo all this cabling for the network and this time remember which wire goes where.
- 2
The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded mouldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cabling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a collection of cables:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verkabelung |
| Portuguese | cabeamento, cablagem |
| Spanish | cableado, cablería, cablerío |
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.