linting
noun, verb
linting is spelled L-I-N-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, linting means “The process of using a software tool to analyse source code and identify possible programming problems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of linting is lintings.
How many letters and syllables are in linting?
| Letters | 7: L-I-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 linting?
Linting appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 linting?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-linting.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of linting
- lintings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of using a software tool to analyse source code and identify possible programming problems.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of lint
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does linting come from?
From lint + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).