clefting
noun, verb
clefting is spelled C-L-E-F-T-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clefting means “The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clefting is cleftings.
How many letters and syllables are in clefting?
| Letters | 8: C-L-E-F-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 clefting?
Clefting appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 clefting
- cleftings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clefting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- 2
The formation of a cleft sentence.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cleft
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clefting come from?
From cleft + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).