inserting
/ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/noun, verb
inserting is spelled I-N-S-E-R-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inserting means “Something inserted or set in, such as lace in garments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inserting is insertings.
How many letters and syllables are in inserting?
| Letters | 9: I-N-S-E-R-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inserting?
Inserting appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 inserting?
- US /ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/
Inserting 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)-Vealhurl-inserting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inserting?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inserting from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹtɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sintering.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inserting
- insertings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inserting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something inserted or set in, such as lace in garments.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of insert
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inserting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | insertante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.