starting
start·ing/ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/noun, verb
starting is spelled S-T-A-R-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (start·ing). It appears 117 times per million words in written English, the 904th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, starting means “The act of something that starts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of starting is startings.
How many letters and syllables are in starting?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-R-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: start·ing |
| In writing | 117 times per million words; the 904th 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 starting?
Starting appears 117 times per million words in written English, the 904th 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 starting?
- US /ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/
- US [ˈstɑɹt.ɪŋ]
- US [ˈstɑɹɾɪŋ]
Starting has 2 syllables, split start·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-starting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with starting?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as starting from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹtɪŋ/):
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).
Forms of starting
- startings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does starting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of something that starts.
constant startings and stoppings
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of start
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Starting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | comenzamiento , comenzante |
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.