flaying
/ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
flaying is spelled F-L-A-Y-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flaying means “The act by which something is flayed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flaying is flayings.
How many letters and syllables are in flaying?
| Letters | 7: F-L-A-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 flaying?
Flaying appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 flaying?
- /ˈfleɪ.ɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of flaying
- flayings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flaying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is flayed.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of flay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).