racewalking
noun, verb
racewalking is spelled R-A-C-E-W-A-L-K-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, racewalking means “A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in racewalking?
| Letters | 11: R-A-C-E-W-A-L-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 racewalking?
Racewalking appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 racewalking?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-racewalking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does racewalking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of racewalk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Racewalking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marche athlétique |
| German | Gehen |
| Portuguese | marcha atlética |
| Spanish | marcha atlética |
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.
Where does racewalking come from?
From race + walking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).