centring
cen·tring/ˈsɛn.t(ə)ɹɪŋ/verb, noun
centring is spelled C-E-N-T-R-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (cen·tring). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, centring means “present participle and gerund of centre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in centring?
| Letters | 8: C-E-N-T-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cen·tring |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 centring?
Centring appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 centring?
- US /ˈsɛn.t(ə)ɹɪŋ/
- US /ˈsɛn.(t)ə.ɹɪŋ/
Centring has 2 syllables, split cen·tring in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-centring.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of centring
- centrings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of centre
noun
- 1
Alternative form of centering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).