shampooing
/ʃamˈpuːɪŋ/noun, verb
shampooing is spelled S-H-A-M-P-O-O-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shampooing means “The act of cleaning something with shampoo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shampooing is shampooings.
How many letters and syllables are in shampooing?
| Letters | 10: S-H-A-M-P-O-O-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 shampooing?
Shampooing appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 shampooing?
- UK /ʃamˈpuːɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shampooing
- shampooings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shampooing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of cleaning something with shampoo.
The foyer carpet needed regular shampooings.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of shampoo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).