neighboring
neigh·bor·ing/ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/adjective, verb
neighboring is spelled N-E-I-G-H-B-O-R-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables (neigh·bor·ing). It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, neighboring means “Situated or living nearby or adjacent to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in neighboring?
| Letters | 11: N-E-I-G-H-B-O-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: neigh·bor·ing |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th 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 neighboring?
Neighboring appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 neighboring?
- /ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/
- /ˈneɪbɹɪŋ/
Neighboring has 3 syllables, split neigh·bor·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-neighboring.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with neighboring
Also written: neighbouring.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of neighboring
- neighbouring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neighboring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USSituated or living nearby or adjacent to.
verb
- 1
USpresent participle and gerund of neighbor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neighboring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Situated or living nearby or adjacent to:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adjacent, voisin, avoisinant |
| German | benachbart |
| Portuguese | vizinho, limítrofe |
| Spanish | vecino, convecino |
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.