tracking
/ˈtɹækɪŋ/noun, verb
tracking is spelled T-R-A-C-K-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,667th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tracking means “The act or process by which something is tracked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tracking is trackings.
How many letters and syllables are in tracking?
| Letters | 8: T-R-A-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,667th 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 tracking?
Tracking appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,667th 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 tracking?
- /ˈtɹækɪŋ/
Tracking 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-tracking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tracking
- trackings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tracking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process by which something is tracked.
- 2
A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
- 3
The division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.
- 4
The synchronization of two or more signals.
- 5
The formation of conductive paths on the surface of an insulating material due to electrical discharges.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of track
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tracking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense consistent adjustment of space between individual letters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | interletraje, interletrado |
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.