leaching
/ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, verb
leaching is spelled L-E-A-C-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leaching means “The process by which something is leached” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leaching is leachings.
How many letters and syllables are in leaching?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 leaching?
Leaching appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 leaching?
- /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/
Leaching 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).
Forms of leaching
- leachings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leaching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which something is leached.
- 2
Liquid that leaches.
One set of plants was watered with distilled water, while to the other set was added in addition small amounts of leachings, containing only a trace of nitrogen, from a cultivated field.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of leach
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leaching in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process by which something is leached:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Auslaugen, Auslaugung, Auswaschen, Auswaschung, Ausmergeln, Ausmergelung |
| Spanish | lixiviación |
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.