prying
/ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
prying is spelled P-R-Y-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prying means “The act of one who pries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prying is pryings.
How many letters and syllables are in prying?
| Letters | 6: P-R-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 prying?
Prying appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 prying?
- /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
Prying 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)-Vealhurl-prying.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prying
- pryings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who pries.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pry
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).