queening
noun, verb
queening is spelled Q-U-E-E-N-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, queening means “Any of several kinds of apple” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of queening is queenings.
How many letters and syllables are in queening?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-E-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 queening?
Queening appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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).
Forms of queening
- queenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does queening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several kinds of apple.
- 2
The promotion of a pawn to a queen.
Over 1,200 games were examined in detail and 89 queenings were identified in 70 games.
- 3
The sexual practice of facesitting.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of queen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does queening come from?
(apple): From Middle English quenynges pl, from quene (“queen”) but not completely certain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).