caregiving
/ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/noun
caregiving is spelled C-A-R-E-G-I-V-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caregiving means “The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caregiving is caregivings.
How many letters and syllables are in caregiving?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-E-G-I-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 caregiving?
Caregiving appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 caregiving?
- UK /ˈkeəɡɪvɪŋ/
Caregiving 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).
Forms of caregiving
- caregivings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caregiving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The provision of care such as assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, transportation, household administration), usually by someone who is not a health care professional, especially by a family member as unpaid labor.
- 2
The provision of health care services as a paid occupation.
Holonym: health care
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caregiving in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the provision of giving care or looking after someone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cuidado |
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.
Where does caregiving come from?
From care + giving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).