lofting
noun, verb
lofting is spelled L-O-F-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lofting means “Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lofting is loftings.
How many letters and syllables are in lofting?
| Letters | 7: L-O-F-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 lofting?
Lofting appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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).
Forms of lofting
- loftings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lofting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.
- 2
A drafting technique whereby curved lines are generated to be used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats.
- 3
obsoleteAn upper part; ceiling.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of loft
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lofting come from?
From loft + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).