linking
link·ing/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
linking is spelled L-I-N-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (link·ing). It appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, linking means “Serving to connect other things together” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in linking?
| Letters | 7: L-I-N-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: link·ing |
| In writing | 9.1 times per million words; the 7,553rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 linking?
Linking appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd 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 linking?
- US /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/
Linking has 2 syllables, split link·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-linking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with linking?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as linking from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋkɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: inkling.
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 linking
- linkings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Serving to connect other things together.
Conjunctions frequently function as linking words in a sentence.
noun
- 1
Linkage.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of link
The yard manager is linking the sections of the train together.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).