streaming
/ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
streaming is spelled S-T-R-E-A-M-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, streaming means “Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in streaming?
| Letters | 9: S-T-R-E-A-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,934th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is streaming?
Streaming appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th 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 streaming?
- /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
Streaming 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-streaming.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with streaming?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as streaming.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mastering.
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 streaming
- more streaming comparative
- most streaming superlative
- streamings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does streaming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
noun
- 1
Movement as a stream.
- 2
The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- 3
Synonym of livestreaming.
- 4
UKDivision of classes into academic streams.
- 5
The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stream
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Streaming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense computing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | flux, streaming, diffusion en continu, diffusion en flux |
| German | Streaming |
| Portuguese | streaming |
| Spanish | streaming, transmisión |
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 streaming come from?
From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).