golding
/ˈɡoʊldɪŋ/noun, verb
golding is spelled G-O-L-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, golding means “The corn marigold (Glebionis segetum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of golding is goldings; Wiktionary also lists goldinges (obsolete).
How many letters and syllables are in golding?
| Letters | 7: G-O-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 golding?
Golding appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 golding?
- UK /ˈɡəʊldɪŋ/
- US /ˈɡoʊldɪŋ/
Golding 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).
What rhymes with golding?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as golding from its last stressed vowel (/oʊldɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lodging, godling.
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 golding
- goldings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does golding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA gold coin.
- 2
obsoleteA kind of apple; a goldling.
- 3
UKThe corn marigold (Glebionis segetum).
- 4
The ladybird (family Coccinellidae).
- 5
A kind of red hop, a sub-variety of the Canterbury hop.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of gold
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does golding come from?
First attested circa 1580; formed as gold + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).