shearling
noun
shearling is spelled S-H-E-A-R-L-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shearling means “A sheep that has been shorn for the first time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shearling is shearlings.
How many letters and syllables are in shearling?
| Letters | 9: S-H-E-A-R-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 shearling?
Shearling appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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).
Forms of shearling
- shearlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shearling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
- 2
USA sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth
Her coat was lined with shearling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shearling come from?
From Middle English scherling; equivalent to shear + -ling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).