hostelling
noun
hostelling is spelled H-O-S-T-E-L-L-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hostelling means “the practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hostelling?
| Letters | 10: H-O-S-T-E-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 hostelling?
Hostelling appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 hostelling
- hosteling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hostelling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKthe practice of staying in youth hostels when on holiday, or travelling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hostelling come from?
From hostel + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).