shieling
/ˈʃiːlɪŋ/noun
shieling is spelled S-H-I-E-L-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shieling means “An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shieling is shielings.
How many letters and syllables are in shieling?
| Letters | 8: S-H-I-E-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 shieling?
Shieling appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 shieling?
- /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shieling
- shielings plural
- shealing
- sheeling
- shielin
- sheilin
- sheiling
- sheelin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shieling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
- 2
A shepherd's hut or shack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shieling come from?
From Scots shiel (“hut”) (from Old Norse skjól (“shelter, cover”)) + -ing. Akin to Danish skjul (“cover”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).