heading
/ˈhɛdɪŋ/noun, verb
heading is spelled H-E-A-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heading means “The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heading is headings.
How many letters and syllables are in heading?
| Letters | 7: H-E-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,114th 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 heading?
Heading appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,114th 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 heading?
- /ˈhɛdɪŋ/
Heading 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: En-us-heading.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of heading
- headings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
put the information under the "Advantages" heading
- 2
The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
- 3
Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
- 4
A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
http://undergroundcoal.com.au/fundamentals/01_process.aspx Once access has been gained into the coal seam, workings are developed by mining a series of roadways (or headings). These roadways are tunnels largely, if not totally, within the s
- 5
The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
- 6
The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
- 7
A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate heading?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of heading: hdg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | titre , orientation, cap |
| German | Überschrift , Kurs |
| Portuguese | cabeçalho, manchete , proa |
| Spanish | acápite, encabezamiento, membrete |
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.
Where does heading come from?
From head + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).