nitriding
/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/noun
nitriding is spelled N-I-T-R-I-D-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nitriding means “A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nitriding is nitridings.
How many letters and syllables are in nitriding?
| Letters | 9: N-I-T-R-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 nitriding?
Nitriding appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 nitriding?
- /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nitriding
- nitridings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nitriding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nitriding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense method of hardening steel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nitruration |
| German | Nitrieren |
| Portuguese | nitretação |
| Spanish | nitruración |
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 nitriding come from?
From nitride + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).