lighting
light·ing/ˈlaɪtɪŋ/noun, verb
lighting is spelled L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (light·ing). It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lighting means “The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lighting is lightings.
How many letters and syllables are in lighting?
| Letters | 8: L-I-G-H-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: light·ing |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lighting?
Lighting appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th 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 lighting?
- UK /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
- US /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
- US [-ɾɪŋ]
Lighting has 2 syllables, split light·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-lighting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lighting?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lighting from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtɪŋ/):
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 lighting
- lightings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lighting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
- 2
The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
- 3
datedThe process of annealing metals.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of light
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lighting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éclairage, illumination |
| German | Beleuchtung , Anzünden |
| Portuguese | iluminação |
| Spanish | iluminación, alumbrado , alumbramiento |
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.
Where does lighting come from?
From light + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).