casting
cast·ing/ˈkæstɪŋ/noun, verb
casting is spelled C-A-S-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (cast·ing). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, casting means “The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of casting is castings.
How many letters and syllables are in casting?
| Letters | 7: C-A-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cast·ing |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,595th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 casting?
Casting appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th 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 casting?
- US /ˈkæstɪŋ/
- UK /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/
- /ˈkastɪŋ/
Casting has 2 syllables, split cast·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-casting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with casting?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as casting from its last stressed vowel (/æstɪŋ/):
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 casting
- castings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
- 2
A manufacturing process using a mold.
- 3
An object made in a mold.
- 4
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
- 5
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
- 6
The act of converting between data types.
- 7
Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate casting?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of casting: cstg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | audition , moulage , pièce, pièce moulée , réjection |
| German | Casting , Gießen, Guss |
| Spanish | casting, castin, escrituramiento , fundición, fundería |
| Portuguese | fundição |
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 casting come from?
From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).