hiding
/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/noun, verb
hiding is spelled H-I-D-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hiding means “A state of concealment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hiding is hidings.
How many letters and syllables are in hiding?
| Letters | 6: H-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,153rd 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 hiding?
Hiding appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd 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 hiding?
- /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
Hiding 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-hiding.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hiding
- hidings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hiding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of concealment.
After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks.
- 2
A place of concealment.
- 3
Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use).
- 4
colloquialA beating or spanking.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of hide
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hiding come from?
See hide (Etymology 1)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).