phrasing
/ˈfɹeɪzɪŋ/noun, verb
phrasing is spelled P-H-R-A-S-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phrasing means “The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phrasing is phrasings.
How many letters and syllables are in phrasing?
| Letters | 8: P-H-R-A-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 phrasing?
Phrasing appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 phrasing?
- /ˈfɹeɪzɪŋ/
Phrasing 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)-Vealhurl-phrasing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phrasing
- phrasings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phrasing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
- 2
The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of phrase
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phrasing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | formulation, choix de mots , phrasé |
| German | Phrasierung, Ausdrucksweise |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.