typesetting
noun, verb
typesetting is spelled T-Y-P-E-S-E-T-T-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, typesetting means “The setting of written material into type” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of typesetting is typesettings.
How many letters and syllables are in typesetting?
| Letters | 11: T-Y-P-E-S-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 typesetting?
Typesetting appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 typesetting?
- US
Typesetting 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-typesetting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with typesetting
Also written: type-setting (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of typesetting
- typesettings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does typesetting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The setting of written material into type.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of typeset
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Typesetting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense setting or composition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | composition |
| German | Satz, Schriftsatz |
| Spanish | composición tipográfica |
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.