sheathing
/ˈʃiːðɪŋ/noun, verb
sheathing is spelled S-H-E-A-T-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sheathing means “Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sheathing is sheathings.
How many letters and syllables are in sheathing?
| Letters | 9: S-H-E-A-T-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sheathing?
Sheathing appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 sheathing?
- /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/
Sheathing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sheathing
- sheathings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sheathing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sheathe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate sheathing?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of sheathing: shthg..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).