dreaming
dream·ing/ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ/noun, verb
dreaming is spelled D-R-E-A-M-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (dream·ing). It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dreaming means “An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dreaming is dreamings.
How many letters and syllables are in dreaming?
| Letters | 8: D-R-E-A-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dream·ing |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th 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 dreaming?
Dreaming appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 dreaming?
- /ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ/
- [ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ]
- [ˈd͡ʒɹiː.mɪŋ]
Dreaming has 2 syllables, split dream·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dreaming.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dreaming?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dreaming.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: midrange.
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 dreaming
- dreamings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dreaming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of dream
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dreaming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ensoñación, ensoñamiento |
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.