depending
/dɪˈpɛn.dɪŋ/adjective, verb
depending is spelled D-E-P-E-N-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, depending means “Suspended or hanging from another element, such as a shield, helmet, crest, or a badge hanging from a chain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in depending?
| Letters | 9: D-E-P-E-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th 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 depending?
Depending appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 depending?
- /dɪˈpɛn.dɪŋ/
- /də-/
- /di-/
Depending 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-depending.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does depending mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suspended or hanging from another element, such as a shield, helmet, crest, or a badge hanging from a chain.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of depend
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).