projecting
pro·ject·ing/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
projecting is spelled P-R-O-J-E-C-T-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pro·ject·ing). It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, projecting means “Sticking out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in projecting?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-J-E-C-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pro·ject·ing |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is projecting?
Projecting appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 projecting?
- /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/
Projecting has 3 syllables, split pro·ject·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-projecting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of projecting
- projectings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does projecting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sticking out.
I caught and tore my coat on the projecting nail.
- 2
Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is projected.
- 2
A projecting part.
- 3
Assumption of qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality; projection.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of project
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Projecting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sticking out:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saillant |
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.