shuttering
noun, verb
shuttering is spelled S-H-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shuttering means “The act of closing something with shutters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shuttering is shutterings.
How many letters and syllables are in shuttering?
| Letters | 10: S-H-U-T-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 shuttering?
Shuttering appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 shuttering?
Shuttering has 3 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 shuttering
- shutterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shuttering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of closing something with shutters.
- 2
The winding down of a business, a publication, etc.
- 3
Formwork.
s (plural)
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of shutter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).