steeplechasing
noun
steeplechasing is spelled S-T-E-E-P-L-E-C-H-A-S-I-N-G: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steeplechasing means “The racing of horses over open country, or over fences” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steeplechasing is steeplechasings.
How many letters and syllables are in steeplechasing?
| Letters | 14: S-T-E-E-P-L-E-C-H-A-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is steeplechasing?
Steeplechasing appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of steeplechasing
- steeplechasings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steeplechasing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The racing of horses over open country, or over fences.
- 2
Athletics over hurdles and a water jump.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does steeplechasing come from?
From steeple + chasing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).