panning
/ˈpænɪŋ/noun, verb
panning is spelled P-A-N-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, panning means “The act of one who pans, as for gold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of panning is pannings.
How many letters and syllables are in panning?
| Letters | 7: P-A-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 panning?
Panning appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 panning?
- /ˈpænɪŋ/
Panning has 2 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 panning
- pannings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does panning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who pans, as for gold.
- 2
Material that has been panned.
A trace of metazeunerite was identified in pannings from the dump of the upper of the two adits.
- 3
The act by which a sound is panned.
The new console supports pannings and fades.
- 4
informalThorough criticism.
The director's films had received pannings from critics.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).