segmenting

/sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ/

//sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ// verb

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"segmenting" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“segmenting” is uncommon English (frequency #94,239 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,239
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of segment

Key facts for segmenting
PropertyValue
Headwordsegmenting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “segmenting” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). segmenting lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

segmenting is uncommon English at frequency #94,239 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of segment".

No misspelling variants are generated for segmenting in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is segmenting, spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of segment

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "segmenting"?
"segmenting" is spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ/.
What does "segmenting" mean?
As a verb, "segmenting" means: present participle and gerund of segment
How do you pronounce "segmenting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segmenting" is /sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segmenting" come from?
"segmenting" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “segmenting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-E-G-M-E-N-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɛɡˈmɛn.tɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list