pigging
/ˈpɪɡɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
pigging is spelled P-I-G-G-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pigging means “Damned (used as a mild intensive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pigging?
| Letters | 7: P-I-G-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pigging?
Pigging appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 pigging?
- /ˈpɪɡɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pigging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pigging
- piggings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pigging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Damned (used as a mild intensive).
I can't get this pigging computer to work.
noun
- 1
The use of a pig (the device) to clean a pipeline.
- 2
Alternative form of piggin.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pig
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).