travelling
/ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
travelling is spelled T-R-A-V-E-L-L-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, travelling means “The act of one who travels; a journey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of travelling is travellings.
How many letters and syllables are in travelling?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-V-E-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,496th 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 travelling?
Travelling appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,496th 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 travelling?
- /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/
- /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/
Travelling 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 travelling
- travellings plural
- traveling US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does travelling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who travels; a journey.
adjective
- 1
That travels (with one).
a travelling companion
- 2
That travels habitually.
a travelling funfair
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).
Travelling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action of travelling:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | travelling, voyageant |
| Spanish | travelín |
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.