clamping
/ˈklæmpɪŋ/noun, verb
clamping is spelled C-L-A-M-P-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clamping means “The act by which something is clamped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clamping is clampings.
How many letters and syllables are in clamping?
| Letters | 8: C-L-A-M-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 clamping?
Clamping appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 clamping?
- /ˈklæmpɪŋ/
Clamping 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).
Forms of clamping
- clampings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clamping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is clamped.
There are frequent clampings of cars that fail to display a parking permit.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of clamp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clamping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act by which something is clamped:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sujeción, afianzamiento, fijación, abrazamiento, cerramiento |
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.