pinning
/ˈpɪnɪŋ/noun, verb
pinning is spelled P-I-N-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pinning means “The action of the verb pin in any sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pinning is pinnings.
How many letters and syllables are in pinning?
| Letters | 7: P-I-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 pinning?
Pinning appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 pinning?
- /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
Pinning 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-pinning.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pinning
- pinnings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pinning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of the verb pin in any sense.
- 2
A ceremony in which a pin badge is given.
- 3
The establishment of the definite quantum state of a particle, or of the occupation number of a system of particles
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pinning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the action of the verb pin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | plantación |
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.