dealing
deal·ing/ˈdiːlɪŋ/noun, verb
dealing is spelled D-E-A-L-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (deal·ing). It appears 40 times per million words in written English, the 2,487th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dealing means “A business transaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dealing is dealings.
How many letters and syllables are in dealing?
| Letters | 7: D-E-A-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: deal·ing |
| In writing | 40 times per million words; the 2,487th 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; 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 dealing?
Dealing appears 40 times per million words in written English, the 2,487th 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 dealing?
- /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
Dealing has 2 syllables, split deal·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-dealing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dealing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dealing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: leading, aligned.
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 dealing
- dealings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dealing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A business transaction.
- 2
One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of deal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dealing come from?
From Middle English delynge, from Old English dǣling; equivalent to deal + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).