reeding
noun, verb
reeding is spelled R-E-E-D-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reeding means “Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reeding is reedings.
How many letters and syllables are in reeding?
| Letters | 7: R-E-E-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 reeding?
Reeding appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 reeding
- reedings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reeding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThatching.
- 2
Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds.
- 3
Milling on the edge of a coin.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of reed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reeding come from?
From Middle English redynge, equivalent to reed + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).