shielding
noun, verb
shielding is spelled S-H-I-E-L-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shielding means “The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shielding is shieldings.
How many letters and syllables are in shielding?
| Letters | 9: S-H-I-E-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 shielding?
Shielding appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 shielding?
Shielding 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 shielding
- shieldings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shielding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
- 2
Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of shield
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).