socking
sock·ing/ˈsɔ.kɪŋ/adverb, verb
socking is spelled S-O-C-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (sock·ing). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, socking means “Very, extremely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in socking?
| Letters | 7: S-O-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sock·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is socking?
Socking appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 socking?
- US /ˈsɔ.kɪŋ/
- UK /ˈsɒ.kɪŋ/
Socking has 2 syllables, split sock·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with socking?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as socking from its last stressed vowel (/ɔkɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does socking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
UKVery, extremely.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).