penning
/ˈpɛnɪŋ/noun, verb
penning is spelled P-E-N-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, penning means “Writing; literary composition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of penning is pennings or penningar.
How many letters and syllables are in penning?
| Letters | 7: P-E-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 penning?
Penning appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 penning?
- /ˈpɛnɪŋ/
- /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
Penning 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 penning
- pennings plural
- penningar plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does penning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Writing; literary composition.
the idle pennings of a poetic daydreamer
- 2
An old currency unit, the Swedish penning.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).