kneading
/ˈniːdɪŋ/noun, verb
kneading is spelled K-N-E-A-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kneading means “The process by which something is kneaded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kneading is kneadings.
How many letters and syllables are in kneading?
| Letters | 8: K-N-E-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 kneading?
Kneading appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 kneading?
- /ˈniːdɪŋ/
Kneading 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)-Vealhurl-kneading.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kneading
- kneadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kneading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which something is kneaded.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of knead
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kneading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of kneading:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pétrissage |
| German | Kneten |
| Portuguese | sova |
| Spanish | amasado |
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.
Where does kneading come from?
From Middle English knedynge; equivalent to knead + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).