metalworking
noun
metalworking is spelled M-E-T-A-L-W-O-R-K-I-N-G: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metalworking means “The art and craft of shaping metal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metalworking is metalworkings.
How many letters and syllables are in metalworking?
| Letters | 12: M-E-T-A-L-W-O-R-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is metalworking?
Metalworking appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 metalworking?
Metalworking has 4 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).
Forms of metalworking
- metalworkings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metalworking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworking industry
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metalworking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Metallbearbeitung |
| Spanish | metalmecánica, metalistería |
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 metalworking come from?
From metal + working.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).