reupholstering
noun, verb
reupholstering is spelled R-E-U-P-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-I-N-G: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reupholstering means “The act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reupholstering is reupholsterings.
How many letters and syllables are in reupholstering?
| Letters | 14: R-E-U-P-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 reupholstering?
Reupholstering appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 reupholstering
- reupholsterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reupholstering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process, or an instance, of upholstering again (that is, redoing some upholstery), usually to restore a chair or automotive seat that is worn out.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of reupholster
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does reupholstering come from?
Since the 19th century as a gerund. By surface analysis, re- + upholster + -ing. More at upholstering § Etymology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).