piling
[ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]noun, verb
piling is spelled P-I-L-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piling means “A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piling is pilings.
How many letters and syllables are in piling?
| Letters | 6: P-I-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 piling?
Piling appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 piling?
- /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
- US [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]
Piling 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 piling
- pilings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
- 2
The act of heaping up.
- 3
The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pile
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A structural support:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spundwand |
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.