typing
typ·ing/ˈtaɪpɪŋ/noun, verb
typing is spelled T-Y-P-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables (typ·ing). It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, typing means “Assignment or classification by type” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of typing is typings.
How many letters and syllables are in typing?
| Letters | 6: T-Y-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: typ·ing |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is typing?
Typing appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 typing?
- /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/
Typing has 2 syllables, split typ·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-typing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of typing
- typings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does typing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Assignment or classification by type.
Near-synonyms: classifying, categorizing; classification, categorization; sorting
- 2
The assignment of data types for variables.
- 3
The act of one who types on a keyboard.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of type
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Typing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | typage , dactylographie |
| Spanish | tipificación , tecleado, tecleo, tipeo, taipeo, taipeada |
| German | Maschinenschreiben, Tippen |
| Portuguese | digitação |
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 typing come from?
By surface analysis, type + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).