trotting
/ˈtɹɑtɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
trotting is spelled T-R-O-T-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trotting means “Of an animal that trots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trotting?
| Letters | 8: T-R-O-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 trotting?
Trotting appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 trotting?
- /ˈtɹɒtɪŋ/
- US /ˈtɹɑtɪŋ/
Trotting 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).
Forms of trotting
- trottings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trotting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an animal that trots.
Not all horses are trotting horses.
noun
- 1
The action of the verb trot.
Trotting along the avenue was relaxing.
- 2
The sport of harness racing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of trot
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).