rounding
round·ing/ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
rounding is spelled R-O-U-N-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (round·ing). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rounding means “Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rounding?
| Letters | 8: R-O-U-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: round·ing |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 rounding?
Rounding appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 rounding?
- US /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/
Rounding has 2 syllables, split round·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rounding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rounding?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rounding from its last stressed vowel (/aʊndɪŋ/):
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 rounding
- more rounding comparative
- most rounding superlative
- roundings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rounding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
noun
- 1
The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
- 2
The numerical value obtained by this process.
- 3
The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
- 4
A rounded surface; a curve.
- 5
In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of round
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rounding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 rounding come from?
By surface analysis, round + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).