shifting
shift·ing/ˈʃɪftɪŋ/noun, verb
shifting is spelled S-H-I-F-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (shift·ing). It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shifting means “A shift or change; a shifting movement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shifting is shiftings.
How many letters and syllables are in shifting?
| Letters | 8: S-H-I-F-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shift·ing |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th 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 shifting?
Shifting appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th 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 shifting?
- /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
Shifting has 2 syllables, split shift·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shifting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shifting
- shiftings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shifting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
- 2
The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of shift
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).