separating
sep·a·rat·ing/ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
separating is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-N-G: 10 letters and 4 syllables (sep·a·rat·ing). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, separating means “An instance of separating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of separating is separatings.
How many letters and syllables are in separating?
| Letters | 10: S-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sep·a·rat·ing |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd 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 separating?
Separating appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 separating?
- /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/
Separating has 4 syllables, split sep·a·rat·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of separating
- separatings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does separating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instance of separating.
adjective
- 1
Capable of being opened and having its two sided completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for most of its length.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of separate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate separating?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of separating: sepg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Separating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (zipper) capable of being completely detached:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | teilbar |
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.