qualifying
noun, verb
qualifying is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-Y-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, qualifying means “A qualification or added condition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of qualifying is qualifyings.
How many letters and syllables are in qualifying?
| Letters | 10: Q-U-A-L-I-F-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,009th 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 qualifying?
Qualifying appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th 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 qualifying?
Qualifying has 4 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 qualifying
- qualifyings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does qualifying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
verbal noun of qualify
- 2
A qualification or added condition.
- 3
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
- 4
A preliminary competition in which successful competitors gain entry into, and/or a favourable starting position in, a subsequent competition.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of qualify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate qualifying?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of qualifying: quali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Qualifying in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Qualifikation, Befähigungsnachweis, Zugangsbedingung , Eignungsprüfung, Zulassungsprüfung, Zugangsprüfung |
| Spanish | clasificatorio |
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.