sketching
/ˈskɛt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, verb
sketching is spelled S-K-E-T-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sketching means “Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sketching is sketchings.
How many letters and syllables are in sketching?
| Letters | 9: S-K-E-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 sketching?
Sketching appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 sketching?
- /ˈskɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
Sketching 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).
Forms of sketching
- sketchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sketching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch.
a collection of Chinese sketchings
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sketch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).