pitching
/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
pitching is spelled P-I-T-C-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pitching means “The act of throwing or casting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pitching is pitchings.
How many letters and syllables are in pitching?
| Letters | 8: P-I-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th 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 pitching?
Pitching appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th 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 pitching?
- /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/
Pitching 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-pitching.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pitching
- pitchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pitching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of throwing or casting.
wild pitching in baseball
- 2
The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
- 3
A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pitch
As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).