settling
sett·ling/ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/noun, verb
settling is spelled S-E-T-T-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (sett·ling). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, settling means “The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of settling is settlings.
How many letters and syllables are in settling?
| Letters | 8: S-E-T-T-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sett·ling |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 settling?
Settling appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 settling?
- /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/
- /ˈsɛtlɪŋ/
Settling has 2 syllables, split sett·ling in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-settling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of settling
- settlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does settling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
- 2
The reckoning or settlement of accounts; the paying out of gambling winnings.
- 3
Dregs; sediment.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of settle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Settling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dregs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sédimentation, sédiments |
| Spanish | sedimento |
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.