spreading
/ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/noun, verb
spreading is spelled S-P-R-E-A-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spreading means “The act by which something is spread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spreading is spreadings.
How many letters and syllables are in spreading?
| Letters | 9: S-P-R-E-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th 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 spreading?
Spreading appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th 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 spreading?
- /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/
As a noun (“The act of spreading (speedreading)”): /ˈspɹiːdɪŋ/.
Spreading 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-spreading.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spreading2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spreading
- spreadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spreading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is spread.
- 2
The act of spreading (speedreading).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of spread
- 2
present participle and gerund of spread
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spreading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act by which something is spread:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | écartement |
| German | Verteilen, Verteilung, Verbreiten, Verbreitung |
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 spreading come from?
By surface analysis, spread + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).