caning
/ˈkeɪnɪŋ/noun, verb
caning is spelled C-A-N-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caning means “A beating with a cane, especially as a form of punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caning is canings.
How many letters and syllables are in caning?
| Letters | 6: C-A-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 caning?
Caning appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 caning?
- /ˈkeɪnɪŋ/
Caning 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).
Forms of caning
- canings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A beating with a cane, especially as a form of punishment
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cane
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a beating with a cane:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bastonnade |
| Portuguese | vergastada |
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.