downsizing
noun, verb
downsizing is spelled D-O-W-N-S-I-Z-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, downsizing means “An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of downsizing is downsizings.
How many letters and syllables are in downsizing?
| Letters | 10: D-O-W-N-S-I-Z-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 downsizing?
Downsizing appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 downsizing?
Downsizing 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 downsizing
- downsizings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does downsizing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
He was excessed in the last downsizing.
- 2
Miniaturization.
- 3
Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.
Downsizing is one of the leading trends in automotive engine design.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of downsize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Downsizing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | downsizing |
| Spanish | recorte de personal, recorte de plantilla, recorte de nómina, reducción de plantilla |
| German | Downsizing |
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 downsizing come from?
From downsize + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).