maying
/ˈmeɪ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
maying is spelled M-A-Y-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maying means “The celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maying is mayings.
How many letters and syllables are in maying?
| Letters | 6: M-A-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 maying?
Maying appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 maying?
- US /ˈmeɪ.ɪŋ/
Maying has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with maying?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as maying from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɪŋ/):
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 maying
- mayings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of may
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maying come from?
From May + -ing, or may (“celebrate May Day festivities”) + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).