fastening
/ˈfɑːsənɪŋ/noun, verb
fastening is spelled F-A-S-T-E-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fastening means “A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fastening is fastenings.
How many letters and syllables are in fastening?
| Letters | 9: F-A-S-T-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 fastening?
Fastening appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 fastening?
- UK /ˈfɑːsənɪŋ/
Fastening 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fastening.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fastening
- fastenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fastening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of fasten
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fastening in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verschluss, Verschließung |
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 fastening come from?
From fasten + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).