tiling
/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/noun, verb
tiling is spelled T-I-L-I-N-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tiling means “A covering of tiles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tiling is tilings.
How many letters and syllables are in tiling?
| Letters | 6: T-I-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 tiling?
Tiling appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 tiling?
- /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tiling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tiling
- tilings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A covering of tiles.
All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.
- 2
The act of applying tiles.
We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom.
- 3
A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
- 4
A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of tile
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tiling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carrelage |
| German | Fliese, Kachel , Fliesenlegen, Kacheln, Plattenlegen |
| Spanish | embaldosado |
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.