prowling
/ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/noun, verb
prowling is spelled P-R-O-W-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prowling means “The act of one who prowls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prowling is prowlings.
How many letters and syllables are in prowling?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-W-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 prowling?
Prowling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 prowling?
- /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/
Prowling 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 prowling
- prowlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prowling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who prowls.
nightly prowlings
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of prowl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).