scolding
/ˈskoʊldɪŋ/noun, verb
scolding is spelled S-C-O-L-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scolding means “An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scolding is scoldings.
How many letters and syllables are in scolding?
| Letters | 8: S-C-O-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 scolding?
Scolding appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 scolding?
- US /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/
Scolding has 2 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).
What rhymes with scolding?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scolding from its last stressed vowel (/oʊldɪŋ/):
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 scolding
- scoldings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scolding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of scold
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scolding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense succession of critical remarks:
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 scolding come from?
From scold + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).