cleaving
adjective, noun, verb
cleaving is spelled C-L-E-A-V-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cleaving means “That cleaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cleaving?
| Letters | 8: C-L-E-A-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 cleaving?
Cleaving appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 cleaving?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cleaving.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cleaving
- cleavings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleaving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cleaves.
noun
- 1
The act of one who cleaves, splits, or severs.
- 2
The act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cleave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).