dishing
/ˈdɪʃɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
dishing is spelled D-I-S-H-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dishing means “Shaped like a dish; concave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dishing?
| Letters | 7: D-I-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 dishing?
Dishing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 dishing?
- /ˈdɪʃɪŋ/
Dishing 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 dishing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dishing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shindig.
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 dishing
- more dishing comparative
- most dishing superlative
- dishings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dishing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shaped like a dish; concave.
noun
- 1
A dish shape or deformation; a concavity.
- 2
The act of placing in a dish, as when presenting food to be served.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of dish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).