supposing
sup·pos·ing/səˈpoʊzɪŋ/noun, conjunction, verb
supposing is spelled S-U-P-P-O-S-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (sup·pos·ing). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, supposing means “The act of making a supposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of supposing is supposings.
How many letters and syllables are in supposing?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-P-O-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sup·pos·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 supposing?
Supposing appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 supposing?
- US /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
- UK /səˈpəʊzɪŋ/
Supposing has 3 syllables, split sup·pos·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-supposing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with supposing?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as supposing from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzɪŋ/):
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 supposing
- supposings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supposing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of making a supposition.
conjunction
- 1
if hypothetically (optionally followed by that)
Let’s go swimming in the lake. - Supposing there are/were 'gators.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of suppose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).