punching
punch·ing/ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, verb
punching is spelled P-U-N-C-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (punch·ing). It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, punching means “An incident in which someone is punched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of punching is punchings.
How many letters and syllables are in punching?
| Letters | 8: P-U-N-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: punch·ing |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 punching?
Punching appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 punching?
- UK /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/
- US /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/
- US [ˈpən(t)ʃɪŋ]
Punching has 2 syllables, split punch·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-punching.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of punching
- punchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does punching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incident in which someone is punched.
- 2
The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of punch
- 2
UKinformalClipping of punching above one's weight; in a relationship with a more attractive partner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does punching come from?
From punch + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).