publishing
pub·lish·ing/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/noun, verb
publishing is spelled P-U-B-L-I-S-H-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pub·lish·ing). It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, publishing means “The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of publishing is publishings.
How many letters and syllables are in publishing?
| Letters | 10: P-U-B-L-I-S-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pub·lish·ing |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,814th 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 publishing?
Publishing appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,814th 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 publishing?
- /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
Publishing has 3 syllables, split pub·lish·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-publishing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of publishing
- publishings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does publishing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
- 2
Something published; a publication.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of publish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate publishing?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of publishing: Publ'g, publ..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Publishing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the industry of publishing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verlagswesen |
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.