pleading
/ˈpliːdɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
pleading is spelled P-L-E-A-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pleading means “The act of making a plea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleading is pleadings.
How many letters and syllables are in pleading?
| Letters | 8: P-L-E-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th 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 pleading?
Pleading appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 pleading?
- /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
Pleading 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-pleading.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pleading
- pleadings plural
- more pleading comparative
- most pleading superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of making a plea.
- 2
A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.
adjective
- 1
That pleads.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of plead
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pleading come from?
By surface analysis, plead + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).