checking
/ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/noun, verb
checking is spelled C-H-E-C-K-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 27 times per million words in written English, the 3,422nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, checking means “The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of checking is checkings.
How many letters and syllables are in checking?
| Letters | 8: C-H-E-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 27 times per million words; the 3,422nd 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 checking?
Checking appears 27 times per million words in written English, the 3,422nd 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 checking?
- /ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/
Checking has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-checking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of checking
- checkings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does checking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
- 2
informalA checking account.
Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.
- 3
An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense).
- 4
The crossing of solutions in a grid.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of check
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).