plunging
/ˈplʌn.d͡ʒɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
plunging is spelled P-L-U-N-G-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plunging means “That descends steeply” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plunging?
| Letters | 8: P-L-U-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 plunging?
Plunging appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 plunging?
- /ˈplʌn.d͡ʒɪŋ/
Plunging 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)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-plunging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plunging
- plungings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plunging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That descends steeply.
- 2
Aimed from higher ground, as fire upon an enemy.
- 3
Very low-cut.
noun
- 1
An occurrence of putting or sinking under water or other fluid.
- 2
A headlong violent motion like that of a horse trying to throw its rider.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of plunge
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).