examining
ex·am·in·ing/ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
examining is spelled E-X-A-M-I-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 4 syllables (ex·am·in·ing). It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, examining means “Tending to examine or engaged in close examination; studiously observant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in examining?
| Letters | 9: E-X-A-M-I-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·am·in·ing |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is examining?
Examining appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 examining?
- /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
Examining has 4 syllables, split ex·am·in·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-examining.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of examining
- more examining comparative
- most examining superlative
- examinings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does examining mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to examine or engaged in close examination; studiously observant.
noun
- 1
examination
The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of examine
It could be serious, my head needs urgent examining.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).