fingering
noun, verb
fingering is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fingering means “The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fingering is fingerings.
How many letters and syllables are in fingering?
| Letters | 9: F-I-N-G-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 fingering?
Fingering appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 fingering?
- US
Fingering 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)-Flame,_not_lame-fingering.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fingering
- fingerings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fingering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
- 2
A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
That chord has two fingerings.
- 3
The act of using the fingers to stimulate one's own, or another person's, vulva, vagina, or anus.
- 4
A thin woollen yarn for stockings.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of finger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fingering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doigté , doigtage |
| Portuguese | dedilhamento, dedilhação, digitação, dedilhado |
| German | fingern , Fingersatz |
| Spanish | insertar, dedear |
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.