compassing
adjective, noun, verb
compassing is spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-S-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, compassing means “curved; bent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in compassing?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-P-A-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 compassing?
Compassing appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 compassing
- more compassing comparative
- most compassing superlative
- compassings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compassing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
curved; bent
compassing timbers
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of compass
noun
- 1
datedThe forming of plots or schemes; machination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does compassing come from?
From Middle English compassynge; equivalent to compass + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).