threading
/ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/noun, verb
threading is spelled T-H-R-E-A-D-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, threading means “The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of threading is threadings.
How many letters and syllables are in threading?
| Letters | 9: T-H-R-E-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 threading?
Threading appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 threading?
- /ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/
Threading 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-threading.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of threading
- threadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does threading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process by which something is threaded (in various senses).
- 2
An ancient Eastern method for removing hair by means of a thread, which is rolled over the hair in order to pluck it out at the follicle level; especially used in the context of eyebrows.
- 3
A screw thread.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of thread
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Threading in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hilatura, hilanza, hilado, hila , depilación con hilo |
| Portuguese | depilação com linha |
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.