lettering
/ˈlɛ.tə.ɹɪŋ/noun, verb
lettering is spelled L-E-T-T-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lettering means “Written text, especially when printed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lettering is letterings.
How many letters and syllables are in lettering?
| Letters | 9: L-E-T-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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 lettering?
Lettering appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 lettering?
- /ˈlɛ.tə.ɹɪŋ/
Lettering has 3 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: En-us-lettering.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lettering
- letterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lettering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Written text, especially when printed.
The lettering on the sign made it clear that intruders were unwelcome.
- 2
Designed text.
The lettering on the sign was very tidy.
- 3
The inking of text onto comic pages during production.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of letter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lettering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lettrage, caractère |
| German | Beschriften, Beschriftung , Schriftzug |
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.