joking
/ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/verb, noun
joking is spelled J-O-K-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, joking means “Kidding, trying to fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in joking?
| Letters | 6: J-O-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,674th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 joking?
Joking appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th 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 joking?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/
- US /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/
Joking 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)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-joking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with joking?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as joking from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkɪŋ/):
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 joking
- jokings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does joking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of joke
- 2
IrelandUKUScolloquialKidding, trying to fool.
Twenty euros cover charge? You're joking me!
noun
- 1
The act of telling or engaging in jokes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).