churchgoing
adjective, noun
churchgoing is spelled C-H-U-R-C-H-G-O-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, churchgoing means “Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in churchgoing?
| Letters | 11: C-H-U-R-C-H-G-O-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 churchgoing?
Churchgoing appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 churchgoing?
Churchgoing has 3 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).
Forms of churchgoing
- churchgoings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does churchgoing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.
noun
- 1
The practice of regularly attending church.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Churchgoing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense regularly attending church:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pratiquant |
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 churchgoing come from?
From church + going.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).