proceeding
/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/noun, verb
proceeding is spelled P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proceeding means “The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proceeding is proceedings.
How many letters and syllables are in proceeding?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th 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 proceeding?
Proceeding appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 proceeding?
- /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/
Proceeding has 3 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-proceeding.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of proceeding
- proceedings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proceeding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
- 2
An event or happening; something that happens.
I had a grandstand view of the proceedings.
- 3
A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
- 4
Progress or movement from one thing to another.
- 5
A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
an illegal proceeding
- 6
Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
December 7 2016, Kelly Phillips Erb writing in Forbes, House Says No To Renewed Efforts To Impeach IRS Commissioner Since impeachment is a legal proceeding, while anyone can make a motion to start the process, the Judiciary Committee determ
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of proceed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proceeding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | processo , transação , anais , procedimento |
| French | acte |
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 proceeding come from?
By surface analysis, proceed + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).