loaning
/ˈloʊnɪŋ/noun, verb
loaning is spelled L-O-A-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loaning means “The granting of a loan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loaning is loanings.
How many letters and syllables are in loaning?
| Letters | 7: L-O-A-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 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 loaning?
Loaning appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 loaning?
- UK /ˈləʊnɪŋ/
- US /ˈloʊnɪŋ/
Loaning 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).
What rhymes with loaning?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as loaning from its last stressed vowel (/oʊnɪŋ/):
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 loaning
- loanings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loaning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The granting of a loan.
- 2
ScotlandA lane.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of loan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does loaning come from?
From loanin, an alternative spelling of the Northern English noun lonnen + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).