limiting
/ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/noun, verb
limiting is spelled L-I-M-I-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, limiting means “A limitation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of limiting is limitings.
How many letters and syllables are in limiting?
| Letters | 8: L-I-M-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd 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 limiting?
Limiting appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd 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 limiting?
- US /ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
- US [ˈlɪmɪɾɪŋ]
Limiting 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-limiting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of limiting
- limitings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does limiting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A limitation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of limit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).