sentencing
adjective, noun, verb
sentencing is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-C-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sentencing means “Relating to a judicial sentence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sentencing?
| Letters | 10: S-E-N-T-E-N-C-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 sentencing?
Sentencing appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 sentencing?
Sentencing has 3 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)-Vealhurl-sentencing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sentencing
- sentencings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sentencing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to a judicial sentence.
There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.
noun
- 1
The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.
After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.
- 2
That which has been pronounced as a judgement or sentence for a crime.
- 3
colloquialThe act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.
He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sentence
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate sentencing?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of sentencing: sent..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).