hoisting
hoist·ing/ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/noun, verb
hoisting is spelled H-O-I-S-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (hoist·ing). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoisting means “The act by which something is hoisted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoisting is hoistings.
How many letters and syllables are in hoisting?
| Letters | 8: H-O-I-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hoist·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 hoisting?
Hoisting appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 hoisting?
- /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/
Hoisting has 2 syllables, split hoist·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hoisting
- hoistings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoisting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is hoisted.
- 2
The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of hoist
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).