grafting
/ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/noun, verb
grafting is spelled G-R-A-F-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grafting means “The act, art, or process of inserting grafts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grafting is graftings.
How many letters and syllables are in grafting?
| Letters | 8: G-R-A-F-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 grafting?
Grafting appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 grafting?
- UK /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/
- US /ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/
Grafting 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grafting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grafting?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as grafting from its last stressed vowel (/æftɪŋ/):
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 grafting
- graftings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grafting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
- 2
The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
- 3
The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.
- 4
A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of graft
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grafting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act, art, or process of inserting grafts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | greffage |
| German | Veredelung, Pfropfung, Pfropfen |
| Portuguese | enxertia, enxerto |
| Spanish | injerto |
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.