recording
re·cord·ing/ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/noun, verb
recording is spelled R-E-C-O-R-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (re·cord·ing). It appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,941st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recording means “The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recording is recordings.
How many letters and syllables are in recording?
| Letters | 9: R-E-C-O-R-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·cord·ing |
| In writing | 32 times per million words; the 2,941st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is recording?
Recording appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,941st 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 recording?
- /ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/
Recording has 3 syllables, split re·cord·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-recording.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-recording.wav, En-us-recording.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with recording?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as recording.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: grindcore.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of recording
- recordings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recording mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
The one-party consent law permits the recording of telephone calls with the consent of at least one of the parties.
- 2
A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.
I made a recording of the TV show so that I could watch it later.
- 3
The act of registering for something; registration.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of record
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recording in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Aufnehmen, Aufzeichnen, Mitschneiden, Aufnahme, Aufzeichnung, Mitschnitt |
| French | enregistrement |
| Portuguese | gravação |
| Spanish | grabación |
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 recording come from?
By surface analysis, record + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).