siding
/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/noun, verb
siding is spelled S-I-D-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, siding means “A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of siding is sidings.
How many letters and syllables are in siding?
| Letters | 6: S-I-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 siding?
Siding appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 siding?
- /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
Siding 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)-Vealhurl-siding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of siding
- sidings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does siding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
- 2
A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of side
Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Siding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bardage , voie de garage |
| German | Außenverkleidung, Gebäudeverkleidung, Hausverkleidung, Fassadenverkleidung, Verkleidung , Nebengleis |
| Portuguese | tapume, tabique |
| Spanish | revestimiento exterior , apartadero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does siding come from?
From side + -ing (“material, collection”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).