thatching
noun, verb
thatching is spelled T-H-A-T-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thatching means “Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thatching is thatchings.
How many letters and syllables are in thatching?
| Letters | 9: T-H-A-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 thatching?
Thatching appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 thatching
- thatchings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thatching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof.
- 2
The act or art of covering with thatch.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of thatch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).