finding
find·ing/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/noun, verb
finding is spelled F-I-N-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (find·ing). It appears 71 times per million words in written English, the 1,486th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finding means “A result of research or an investigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of finding is findings.
How many letters and syllables are in finding?
| Letters | 7: F-I-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: find·ing |
| In writing | 71 times per million words; the 1,486th 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 finding?
Finding appears 71 times per million words in written English, the 1,486th 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 finding?
- /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
Finding has 2 syllables, split find·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-finding.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of finding
- findings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does finding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A result of research or an investigation.
- 2
A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
- 3
That which is found, a find, a discovery.
- 4
The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
- 5
CanadaUSTools or materials used in shoe making or repair.
- 6
A self-contained component of assembled jewellery.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of find
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate finding?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of finding: fndg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Finding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | découverte, résultat , trouvaille |
| German | Befund, Feststellung , Fund |
| Spanish | descubrimiento |
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 finding come from?
From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).