greening
/ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
greening is spelled G-R-E-E-N-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greening means “The process of becoming green” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greening is greenings.
How many letters and syllables are in greening?
| Letters | 8: G-R-E-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is greening?
Greening appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 greening?
- /ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/
Greening 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).
Forms of greening
- greenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of becoming green.
- 2
obsoleteA type of pear.
- 3
A type of apple that is green when ripe.
adjective
- 1
Becoming green in colour.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of green
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).