sharing
shar·ing/ˈʃɛɚ.ɪŋ/noun, verb
sharing is spelled S-H-A-R-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (shar·ing). It appears 46 times per million words in written English, the 2,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sharing means “Something shared; a point in common” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sharing is sharings.
How many letters and syllables are in sharing?
| Letters | 7: S-H-A-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shar·ing |
| In writing | 46 times per million words; the 2,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sharing?
Sharing appears 46 times per million words in written English, the 2,204th 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 sharing?
- UK /ˈʃɛə.ɹɪŋ/
- US /ˈʃɛɚ.ɪŋ/
Sharing has 2 syllables, split shar·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-sharing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sharing?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sharing from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: garnish.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sharing
- sharings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sharing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something shared; a point in common.
- 2
The act by which something is shared.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of share
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sharing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partage , répartition |
| German | Aufteilung, Teilung |
| Portuguese | compartilhamento |
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.