crossbreeding
noun, verb
crossbreeding is spelled C-R-O-S-S-B-R-E-E-D-I-N-G: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crossbreeding means “The process or the result of crossbreeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crossbreeding is crossbreedings.
How many letters and syllables are in crossbreeding?
| Letters | 13: C-R-O-S-S-B-R-E-E-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 crossbreeding?
Crossbreeding appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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).
Words people confuse with crossbreeding
Also written: cross-breeding (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of crossbreeding
- crossbreedings plural
- cross-breeding
- xbreeding
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crossbreeding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process or the result of crossbreeding.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of crossbreed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate crossbreeding?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of crossbreeding: xbreeding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crossbreeding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process or result of crossbreeding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cruzamento |
| Spanish | cruce, cruza, cruzamiento |
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.