graining
noun, verb
graining is spelled G-R-A-I-N-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, graining means “The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of graining is grainings.
How many letters and syllables are in graining?
| Letters | 8: G-R-A-I-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 graining?
Graining appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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).
Forms of graining
- grainings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does graining mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface.
- 2
Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins.
- 3
A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.
- 4
The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.
- 5
A small European freshwater fish (Leuciscus leuciscus); the dobule or dace.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of grain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Graining in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense practice of imitating woodgrain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | maserieren |
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.