pegging
/ˈpɛɡɪŋ/noun, verb
pegging is spelled P-E-G-G-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pegging means “The act of fastening with a peg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pegging is peggings.
How many letters and syllables are in pegging?
| Letters | 7: P-E-G-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 pegging?
Pegging appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 pegging?
- /ˈpɛɡɪŋ/
Pegging 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pegging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pegging
- peggings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pegging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of fastening with a peg.
- 2
Pegs collectively.
- 3
The activity of artificial climbing on crags and in quarries outside the main mountain areas.
- 4
The act of anal penetration of a man by someone, usually a woman, wearing a strap-on dildo.
- 5
Determined perseverance in work; pegging away.
- 6
datedA thrashing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of peg
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).