tanning
/ˈtænɪŋ/noun, verb
tanning is spelled T-A-N-N-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tanning means “The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tanning is tannings.
How many letters and syllables are in tanning?
| Letters | 7: T-A-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 tanning?
Tanning appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 tanning?
- /ˈtænɪŋ/
Tanning 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).
Forms of tanning
- tannings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tanning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
- 2
The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
- 3
informalA spanking.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of tan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tanning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | curtimento , bronzeamento |
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.