laddering
noun, verb
laddering is spelled L-A-D-D-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laddering means “A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laddering is ladderings.
How many letters and syllables are in laddering?
| Letters | 9: L-A-D-D-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laddering?
Laddering appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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).
Forms of laddering
- ladderings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laddering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a field.
ploughings and ladderings
- 2
An interview technique developed in the 1960s in which the interviewer systematically drills down for greater detail at each step.
- 3
An investment strategy where the investment is spread over multiple bonds or term deposits with rolling maturity dates.
- 4
A regular pattern of oligonucleotide sizes on electrophoretic gels, resulting from the fragmentation of DNA strands during cell death.
- 5
An irregular fracture pattern that arises from uneven drying.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of ladder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).