firing
/ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
firing is spelled F-I-R-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, firing means “The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of firing is firings.
How many letters and syllables are in firing?
| Letters | 6: F-I-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,521st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is firing?
Firing appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st 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 firing?
- UK /ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/
- US /ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
Firing has 2 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: En-us-firing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with firing?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as firing from its last stressed vowel (/aɪəɹɪŋ/):
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 firing
- firings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does firing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.
- 2
The fuel for a fire.
- 3
The act of adding fuel to a fire.
- 4
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
- 5
The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.
- 6
Cauterization.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of fire
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Firing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Brennen, Brennung , Brennstoff , Schussabgabe , Entlassung |
| French | renvoi |
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 firing come from?
By surface analysis, fire + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).