corking
adjective, noun, verb
corking is spelled C-O-R-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, corking means “splendid, enjoyable, bang-up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in corking?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 corking?
Corking appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 corking?
Corking 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).
What rhymes with corking?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as corking.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rocking.
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 corking
- more corking comparative
- most corking superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalsplendid, enjoyable, bang-up
a wonderful all around ballplayer and a corking fine fellow
noun
- 1
The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cork
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).