networking

/ˈnɛtˌwɜː(r)kɪŋ/noun, verb

networking is spelled N-E-T-W-O-R-K-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, networking means “The use of computer networks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in networking?

Letters	10: N-E-T-W-O-R-K-I-N-G
Syllables	3 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing	8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th 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 networking?

Networking appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form in the list.

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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 networking?

US /ˈnɛtˌwɜː(r)kɪŋ/

Networking has 3 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). Recordings: En-us-networking.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What does networking mean?

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

noun

1
The use of computer networks.
2
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.

verb

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

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

Networking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Language	Words
French	mise en réseau (use of computer networks), réseautage (meeting new people)
German	Vernetzung (use of computer networks), Networking (meeting new people)
Spanish	conexión (use of computer networks), establecimiento de nuevos contactos, conexionamiento, redeación, redeamiento (meeting new people)

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.