performing
per·form·ing/pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/noun, verb
performing is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-M-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (per·form·ing). It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, performing means “A performance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of performing is performings.
How many letters and syllables are in performing?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-F-O-R-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: per·form·ing |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 performing?
Performing appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 performing?
- US /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
- UK /pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/
Performing has 3 syllables, split per·form·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-performing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with performing?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as performing from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹmɪŋ/):
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 performing
- performings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does performing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A performance.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of perform
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does performing come from?
From perform + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).