dividing
adjective, noun, verb
dividing is spelled D-I-V-I-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dividing means “Serving to divide or separate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dividing?
| Letters | 8: D-I-V-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 dividing?
Dividing appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 dividing?
Dividing 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).
Forms of dividing
- dividings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dividing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Serving to divide or separate.
We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one.
noun
- 1
An act of division.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of divide
Dividing seven dollars among three people is difficult!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dividing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of things that divide or separate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | divisor |
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.