preaching
/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, verb
preaching is spelled P-R-E-A-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preaching means “The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preaching is preachings.
How many letters and syllables are in preaching?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-A-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd 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 preaching?
Preaching appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 preaching?
- /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
Preaching 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: En-us-preaching.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of preaching
- preachings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preaching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of delivering a sermon or similar moral instruction.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of preach
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preaching in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of preaching:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Predigen |
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 preaching come from?
Inherited from Middle English prechynge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).