seeking
seek·ing/ˈsiː.kɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
seeking is spelled S-E-E-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (seek·ing). It appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seeking means “The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seeking is seekings.
How many letters and syllables are in seeking?
| Letters | 7: S-E-E-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: seek·ing |
| In writing | 38 times per million words; the 2,581st 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 seeking?
Seeking appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st 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 seeking?
- /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/
Seeking has 2 syllables, split seek·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-seeking.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seeking
- seekings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seeking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
adjective
- 1
That seeks something specified.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of seek
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does seeking come from?
From seek + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).