honking
noun, adjective, adverb, verb
honking is spelled H-O-N-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, honking means “A sound that honks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of honking is honkings.
How many letters and syllables are in honking?
| Letters | 7: H-O-N-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 honking?
Honking appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 honking?
- US
Honking 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-honking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of honking
- honkings plural
- more honking comparative
- most honking superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does honking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sound that honks.
We listened to the distant honkings of the geese on the lake.
adjective
- 1
slangHaving a bad smell.
- 2
slangAlternative spelling of honkin'.
- 3
slangTerrible.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of honk
adverb
- 1
slangAlternative spelling of honkin'.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).