dumping
/ˈdʌmpɪŋ/noun, verb
dumping is spelled D-U-M-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dumping means “The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dumping is dumpings.
How many letters and syllables are in dumping?
| Letters | 7: D-U-M-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 dumping?
Dumping appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 dumping?
- /ˈdʌmpɪŋ/
Dumping 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dumping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dumping
- dumpings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dumping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The disposal of something no longer needed, or of no value.
NO DUMPING [sign posted to discourage lawless dumping of trash]
- 2
Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of dump
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dumping in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | despejo, despejamento , dumping |
| Spanish | vertimiento, volcado, vuelco , dumping, dumpin, venta a pérdida |
| French | dumping, vente à perte |
| German | Dumping, Warenverschleuderung |
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.