shuffling
/ˈʃʌfl̩ɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
shuffling is spelled S-H-U-F-F-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shuffling means “The act or motion of one who shuffles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shuffling is shufflings.
How many letters and syllables are in shuffling?
| Letters | 9: S-H-U-F-F-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 shuffling?
Shuffling appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 shuffling?
- /ˈʃʌfl̩ɪŋ/
Shuffling 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AcpoKrane-shuffling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shuffling
- shufflings plural
- more shuffling comparative
- most shuffling superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shuffling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or motion of one who shuffles.
- 2
The noise created by something moving about.
- 3
datedTrickery.
adjective
- 1
Moving with a dragging, scraping step.
- 2
Evasive.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of shuffle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).