searching
/ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
searching is spelled S-E-A-R-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, searching means “Thorough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in searching?
| Letters | 9: S-E-A-R-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,875th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is searching?
Searching appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th 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 searching?
- UK /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/
- US /ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɪŋ/
Searching 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-searching.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of searching
- more searching comparative
- most searching superlative
- searchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does searching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Thorough.
- 2
Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.
a searching gaze; searching criticism
noun
- 1
Search; hunt.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of search
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).