capping
/ˈkapɪŋ/noun, verb
capping is spelled C-A-P-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capping means “The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capping is cappings.
How many letters and syllables are in capping?
| Letters | 7: C-A-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 capping?
Capping appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 capping?
- UK /ˈkapɪŋ/
Capping 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). Recordings: En-us-capping.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capping
- cappings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
- 2
the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
- 3
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
- 4
slangThe act of painting over someone else's piece or tag.
- 5
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
- 6
The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
- 7
slangLying or exaggerating.
- 8
The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cap
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does capping come from?
From cap + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).