plating
/ˈpleɪtɪŋ/noun, verb
plating is spelled P-L-A-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plating means “An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plating is platings.
How many letters and syllables are in plating?
| Letters | 7: P-L-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th 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 plating?
Plating appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 plating?
- /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/
Plating 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-plating.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plating
- platings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
- 2
A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
- 3
A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.
- 4
The presentation of food that is ready to be served.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of plate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate plating?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of plating: pltg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 plating come from?
From Middle English *platynge, from Old English platung (“plate, thin piece of metal”), equivalent to plate + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).