planking
noun, verb
planking is spelled P-L-A-N-K-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, planking means “A series of planks; a group of planks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of planking is plankings.
How many letters and syllables are in planking?
| Letters | 8: P-L-A-N-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 planking?
Planking appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 planking?
- US
Planking 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)-Flame,_not_lame-planking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of planking
- plankings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does planking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A series of planks; a group of planks.
- 2
slangThe practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of plank
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Planking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | entablado, entarimado, parqué, tarima , planking |
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.
Where does planking come from?
From plank + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).