coming
/ˈkʌmɪŋ/interjection, noun, adjective, verb
coming is spelled C-O-M-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 251 times per million words in written English, the 387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, coming means “Used to express that one is on the way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coming?
| Letters | 6: C-O-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 251 times per million words; the 387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coming?
Coming appears 251 times per million words in written English, the 387th 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 coming?
- /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
- /ˈkʊmɪŋ/
- /ˈkʊmɪŋɡ/
Coming 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). Recordings: En-us-coming.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coming?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as coming.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gnomic.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coming
- comings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Used to express that one is on the way.
– FBI! Open up!
noun
- 1
The act of arriving; an arrival.
The/this Sunday coming / coming Sunday.
adjective
- 1
Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
We expect great things from you this coming year.
- 2
Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.
Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
- 3
obsoleteReady to come; complaisant; fond.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of come
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | voy , venida , viniente, venidero, venturo, veniente |
| French | venue, arrivée |
| German | Aufkommen, Kommen |
| Portuguese | vinda , venturo, vindouro |
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 coming come from?
From Middle English cominge, comynge, comande, from Old English cumende, from Proto-Germanic *kwemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -ing (present participle ending). Cognate with Dutch komend (“coming”), German kommend (“coming”), Swedish kommande (“coming”), Icelandic komandi (“coming”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).