refactoring
noun, verb
refactoring is spelled R-E-F-A-C-T-O-R-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, refactoring means “An act or process in which code is refactored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of refactoring is refactorings.
How many letters and syllables are in refactoring?
| Letters | 11: R-E-F-A-C-T-O-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 refactoring?
Refactoring appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 refactoring
- refactorings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refactoring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act or process in which code is refactored.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of refactor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Refactoring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process in which code is refactored:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Refactoring, Refaktorierung, Refaktorisierung, Überarbeiten |
| Spanish | refactorización |
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.