timing
/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/noun, verb
timing is spelled T-I-M-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, timing means “The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of timing is timings.
How many letters and syllables are in timing?
| Letters | 6: T-I-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th 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 timing?
Timing appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th 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 timing?
- /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/
Timing 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-timing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of timing
- timings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteAn occurrence or event.
- 2
The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
The key to telling a good joke is timing.
- 3
The time when something happens.
perfect timing
- 4
The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- 5
An instance of recording the time of something.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of time
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Timing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | temporización , cronometraje |
| French | timing |
| German | Zeitpunkt |
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.