ciphering
noun, verb
ciphering is spelled C-I-P-H-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ciphering means “A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ciphering is cipherings.
How many letters and syllables are in ciphering?
| Letters | 9: C-I-P-H-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 ciphering?
Ciphering appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of ciphering
- cipherings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ciphering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA calculation or computation.
- 2
A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cipher
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).