sparring
/ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/noun, verb
sparring is spelled S-P-A-R-R-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sparring means “The act of one who spars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sparring is sparrings.
How many letters and syllables are in sparring?
| Letters | 8: S-P-A-R-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 sparring?
Sparring appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 sparring?
- /ˈspɑːɹɪŋ/
Sparring 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 sparring
- sparrings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sparring mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who spars.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of spar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sparring in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of one who spars:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sparring (sparrin) |
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.