homegoing
noun
homegoing is spelled H-O-M-E-G-O-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homegoing means “A voyage or journey home” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homegoing is homegoings.
How many letters and syllables are in homegoing?
| Letters | 9: H-O-M-E-G-O-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 homegoing?
Homegoing appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 homegoing
- homegoings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homegoing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A voyage or journey home.
- 2
An African-American Christian funeral rite marking the going home of the deceased to the Lord or to Heaven.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does homegoing come from?
From home + going.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).