plugging
/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/noun, verb
plugging is spelled P-L-U-G-G-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plugging means “The act of stopping with a plug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plugging is pluggings.
How many letters and syllables are in plugging?
| Letters | 8: P-L-U-G-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 plugging?
Plugging appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 plugging?
- /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/
Plugging 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).
Forms of plugging
- pluggings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plugging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of stopping with a plug.
- 2
The material of which a plug or stopper is made.
- 3
An arrangement of plugs.
We tried a few different pluggings.
- 4
The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of plug
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).