conceiving
/kənˈsiːvɪŋ/noun, verb
conceiving is spelled C-O-N-C-E-I-V-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conceiving means “Conception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conceiving is conceivings.
How many letters and syllables are in conceiving?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-E-I-V-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 conceiving?
Conceiving appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 conceiving?
- /kənˈsiːvɪŋ/
Conceiving has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conceiving.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conceiving
- conceivings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conceiving mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Conception.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of conceive
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).