scripting
script·ing/ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/noun, verb
scripting is spelled S-C-R-I-P-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables (script·ing). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scripting means “The act by which something is scripted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scripting is scriptings.
How many letters and syllables are in scripting?
| Letters | 9: S-C-R-I-P-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: script·ing |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 scripting?
Scripting appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 scripting?
- /ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/
Scripting has 2 syllables, split script·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scripting
- scriptings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scripting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is scripted.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of script
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scripting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | guionización |
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 scripting come from?
From script + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).