earing
/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/noun, verb
earing is spelled E-A-R-I-N-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earing means “A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earing is earings.
How many letters and syllables are in earing?
| Letters | 6: E-A-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 earing?
Earing appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 earing?
- /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with earing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as earing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: regain, gainer.
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 earing
- earings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.
- 2
A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard.
- 3
A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.
- 4
A manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing.
- 5
archaicA ploughing of land.
- 6
archaicrareAn earring.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of ear
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).