loading
loa·ding/ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/noun, verb
loading is spelled L-O-A-D-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (loa·ding). It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loading means “The process by which something is loaded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loading is loadings.
How many letters and syllables are in loading?
| Letters | 7: L-O-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: loa·ding |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th 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 loading?
Loading appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th 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 loading?
- UK /ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/
- US /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/
- Australia /ˈləʉ.dɪŋ/
Loading has 2 syllables, split loa·ding in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-loading.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with loading?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as loading from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdɪŋ/):
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 loading
- loadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which something is loaded.
The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
- 2
A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.
I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
- 3
AustraliaAn increased rate of pay given to an employee in order to compensate for specified non-standard working conditions, or a lack of specific other benefits. For example, an employee paid a casual loading is paid more than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
The position advertised a $40 per hour rate, inclusive of the casual loading.
- 4
A weighting or bias.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of load
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process by which something is loaded:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chargement, charge |
| German | Ladung, Laden |
| Portuguese | carregamento |
| Spanish | fletamento, carga |
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 loading come from?
By surface analysis, load + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).