letting
let·ting/ˈlɛtɪŋ/noun, verb
letting is spelled L-E-T-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (let·ting). It appears 34 times per million words in written English, the 2,831st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, letting means “Synonym of tenancy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of letting is lettings.
How many letters and syllables are in letting?
| Letters | 7: L-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: let·ting |
| In writing | 34 times per million words; the 2,831st 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 letting?
Letting appears 34 times per million words in written English, the 2,831st 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 letting?
- /ˈlɛtɪŋ/
Letting has 2 syllables, split let·ting in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-letting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of letting
- lettings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does letting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKSynonym of tenancy.
- 2
USdatedThe award of a public contract
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of let
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).