patching
patch·ing/ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/noun, verb
patching is spelled P-A-T-C-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (patch·ing). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patching means “The act of one who patches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patching is patchings.
How many letters and syllables are in patching?
| Letters | 8: P-A-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: patch·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is patching?
Patching appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 patching?
- /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/
Patching has 2 syllables, split patch·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with patching?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as patching.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nightcap.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of patching
- patchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who patches.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of patch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).