pumping
/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/noun, verb
pumping is spelled P-U-M-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pumping means “The act by which something is pumped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pumping is pumpings.
How many letters and syllables are in pumping?
| Letters | 7: P-U-M-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd 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 pumping?
Pumping appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 pumping?
- /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/
Pumping 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-pumping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pumping
- pumpings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pumping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is pumped.
- 2
The act of injecting silicone into the body to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pump
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).