thunking
noun, verb
thunking is spelled T-H-U-N-K-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thunking means “The use of thunks (data mappings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thunking?
| Letters | 8: T-H-U-N-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 thunking?
Thunking appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 thunking?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-thunking.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does thunking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of thunks (data mappings).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of thunk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thunking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | translation, mappage, mise en correspondance |
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.