regarding
re·gard·ing/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/preposition, noun, verb
regarding is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (re·gard·ing). It appears 47 times per million words in written English, the 2,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a preposition, regarding means “Concerning, respecting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in regarding?
| Letters | 9: R-E-G-A-R-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·gard·ing |
| In writing | 47 times per million words; the 2,153rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 regarding?
Regarding appears 47 times per million words in written English, the 2,153rd 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 regarding?
- US /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/
- UK /ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ/
Regarding has 3 syllables, split re·gard·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-regarding.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-regarding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with regarding?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as regarding from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹdɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: regrading.
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 regarding
- regardings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does regarding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
Concerning, respecting.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is regarded or observed.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of regard
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Regarding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense concerning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quant à, concernant, à propos de, au sujet de |
| German | bezüglich, mit Bezug auf |
| Portuguese | sobre, quanto a |
| Spanish | respecto a, respecto de, respectando, respectivo/pertinente/respectante/atañedero a, atañendo, en/por lo que respecta a |
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 regarding come from?
By surface analysis, regard + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).