traveling
/ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
traveling is spelled T-R-A-V-E-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, traveling means “A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of traveling is travelings.
How many letters and syllables are in traveling?
| Letters | 9: T-R-A-V-E-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,521st 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 traveling?
Traveling appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,521st 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 traveling?
- /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/
- /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/
Traveling has 3 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: En-us-traveling.ogg, En-us-travelling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of traveling
- travelings plural
- travelling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does traveling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.
- 2
The action of the verb travel.
adjective
- 1
That travels (with one).
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of travel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Traveling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense basketball rule violation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marché |
| German | Schrittfehler |
| Spanish | dobles, pasos, cámino |
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.
Where does traveling come from?
From travel + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).