cycling
cy·cling/ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
cycling is spelled C-Y-C-L-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (cy·cling). It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cycling means “The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cycling is cyclings.
How many letters and syllables are in cycling?
| Letters | 7: C-Y-C-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cy·cling |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th 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 cycling?
Cycling appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th 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 cycling?
- /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Cycling has 2 syllables, split cy·cling in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cycling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cycling
- cyclings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cycling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
- 2
Bicycling.
- 3
The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.
In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.
- 4
Any cyclic action or process.
The cycling of the water softener in the basement was faintly audible from the kitchen.
adjective
- 1
That undergoes a cyclic motion or process.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cycle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cycling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Radfahren, Fahrradfahren , Radsport, Radrennen |
| Spanish | ciclismo , ciclístico, pedalero, ciclista |
| French | cyclisme |
| Portuguese | ciclismo |
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 cycling come from?
By surface analysis, cycle + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).