peaking
/ˈpiːkɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
peaking is spelled P-E-A-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peaking means “The act of something reaching a peak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peaking is peakings.
How many letters and syllables are in peaking?
| Letters | 7: P-E-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 peaking?
Peaking appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 peaking?
- /ˈpiːkɪŋ/
Peaking 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).
Words people confuse with peaking
Sounds like: peeking (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of peaking
- peakings plural
- more peaking comparative
- most peaking superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of something reaching a peak.
The peaking of each of these hormone levels may occur at different times.
- 2
The act of something operating when something else is at a peak.
- 3
The act of generating extra electricity while demand for it is at a peak (e.g., at certain times of day, in very hot weather, in very cold weather).
Currently their best stopgap for peaking in this region is a vast fleet of small diesel gensets, which many residents are furious about.
adjective
- 1
peaky; sickly; pining
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of peak
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).