measuring
meas·ur·ing/ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/noun, verb
measuring is spelled M-E-A-S-U-R-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (meas·ur·ing). It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, measuring means “Act of measurement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of measuring is measurings.
How many letters and syllables are in measuring?
| Letters | 9: M-E-A-S-U-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: meas·ur·ing |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,347th 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 measuring?
Measuring appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th 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 measuring?
- US /ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
- US /ˈmeɪ.ʒə.ɹɪŋ/
- Australia /ˈmeʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
Measuring has 3 syllables, split meas·ur·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-measuring.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of measuring
- measurings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does measuring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Act of measurement.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of measure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Measuring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of measurement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | medição, mensuração, medida, arqueação |
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.