homemaking
noun
homemaking is spelled H-O-M-E-M-A-K-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homemaking means “The management of a household considered as an occupation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homemaking is homemakings.
How many letters and syllables are in homemaking?
| Letters | 10: H-O-M-E-M-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 homemaking?
Homemaking appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 homemaking?
- US
Homemaking has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-homemaking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with homemaking
Also written: home-making (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of homemaking
- homemakings plural
- home-making
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homemaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The management of a household considered as an occupation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does homemaking come from?
From home + making.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).