rutting
noun, verb
rutting is spelled R-U-T-T-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rutting means “Pairing; the period of time when certain ungulates mate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rutting is ruttings.
How many letters and syllables are in rutting?
| Letters | 7: R-U-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 rutting?
Rutting appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 rutting?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rutting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rutting
- ruttings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rutting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pairing; the period of time when certain ungulates mate.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of rut
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).