moving

mov·ing/ˈmuːvɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb

moving is spelled M-O-V-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mov·ing). It appears 105 times per million words in written English, the 1,021st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, moving means “That moves or move” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in moving?

Letters	6: M-O-V-I-N-G
Syllables	2: mov·ing
In writing	105 times per million words; the 1,021st 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 moving?

Moving appears 105 times per million words in written English, the 1,021st most frequent word form in the list.

moving0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000

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Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce moving?

/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

Moving has 2 syllables, split mov·ing in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-moving.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of moving

more moving comparative
most moving superlative
movings plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does moving mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

1
That moves or move.
moving pictures
2
Causing or evoking deep emotions.

noun

1
The relocation of goods when transferring one's household, business, etc., to another location
2
A causing of a movement
The rats' movings are willed movements.

verb

1
present participle and gerund of move (a form of move)