joining
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/noun, verb
joining is spelled J-O-I-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, joining means “The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of joining is joinings.
How many letters and syllables are in joining?
| Letters | 7: J-O-I-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 30 times per million words; the 3,161st 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 joining?
Joining appears 30 times per million words in written English, the 3,161st 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 joining?
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/
Joining 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: En-us-joining.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of joining
- joinings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does joining mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of join
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).