leafing
/ˈliːfɪŋ/noun, verb
leafing is spelled L-E-A-F-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leafing means “The act of one who leafs through something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leafing is leafings.
How many letters and syllables are in leafing?
| Letters | 7: L-E-A-F-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 leafing?
Leafing appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 leafing?
- /ˈliːfɪŋ/
Leafing 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).
What rhymes with leafing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as leafing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: finagle.
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 leafing
- leafings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leafing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who leafs through something.
- 2
Synonym of vernation (“the appearance of new leaves on plants”).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of leaf
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).