caretaking
noun
caretaking is spelled C-A-R-E-T-A-K-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caretaking means “The act of taking care or taking charge of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caretaking is caretakings.
How many letters and syllables are in caretaking?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-E-T-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 caretaking?
Caretaking appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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).
Words people confuse with caretaking
Also written: care-taking (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of caretaking
- caretakings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caretaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
Near-synonym: taking care
- 2
Caregiving.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caretaking come from?
From care + taking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).