lining
/ˈlaɪnɪŋ/noun, verb
lining is spelled L-I-N-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lining means “A covering for the inside surface of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lining is linings.
How many letters and syllables are in lining?
| Letters | 6: L-I-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd 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 lining?
Lining appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 lining?
- /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
Lining 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lining.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lining?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lining.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lignin.
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 lining
- linings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lining mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A covering for the inside surface of something.
- 2
The material used for such a covering.
- 3
The act of attaching such a covering.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of line
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lining in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | revêtement, garniture, doublure |
| German | Futter , Futterstoff , Füttern |
| Portuguese | forro, revestimento |
| Spanish | forro |
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.