knitting
/ˈnɪtɪŋ/noun, verb
knitting is spelled K-N-I-T-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knitting means “The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of knitting is knittings.
How many letters and syllables are in knitting?
| Letters | 8: K-N-I-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 knitting?
Knitting appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 knitting?
- /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
Knitting 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-knitting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of knitting
- knittings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knitting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
I find knitting very relaxing.
- 2
Material that has been, or is being knitted.
She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.
- 3
UKinformaloverhead electrification wires, OHLE
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of knit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Knitting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tricotage, tricot |
| German | Stricken |
| Portuguese | tricô, tricotagem |
| Spanish | punto , labor de punto |
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 knitting come from?
From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).