reporting
/ɹəˈpɔɹtɪŋ/noun, verb
reporting is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reporting means “Such creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reporting is reportings.
How many letters and syllables are in reporting?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-O-R-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,785th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is reporting?
Reporting appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,785th 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 reporting?
- Canada /ɹəˈpɔɹtɪŋ/
Reporting has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reporting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reporting
- reportings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reporting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Such creation in business, government, or other kinds of administration.
The best thing about this database software is how much it automates the reporting.
- 2
Such creation in journalism, as contrasted with other aspects such as analysis and opinion.
Holonym: journalism
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of report
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reporting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense creation of reports:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Berichterstattung, Berichtswesen |
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.