carving
carv·ing/ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/noun, verb
carving is spelled C-A-R-V-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (carv·ing). It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carving means “A carved object” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carving is carvings.
How many letters and syllables are in carving?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: carv·ing |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is carving?
Carving appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 carving?
- US /ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/
- UK /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/
Carving has 2 syllables, split carv·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-carving.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with carving
Sounds like: calving (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with carving?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as carving from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹvɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: craving.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of carving
- carvings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A carved object.
The carvings on the oak panels were ancient.
- 2
The act or craft of producing a carved object.
He took up carving after his retirement.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of carve
- 2
Executing turns without pivoting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carving in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gravure, sculpture, découpage, entaillage , sculpture de bois |
| German | Schnitzerei |
| Spanish | tallado, escultura, entallamiento |
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.