undocking
noun, verb
undocking is spelled U-N-D-O-C-K-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, undocking means “The process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of undocking is undockings.
How many letters and syllables are in undocking?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-O-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 undocking?
Undocking appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 undocking?
Undocking 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).
Forms of undocking
- undockings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does undocking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
Six years of training are required. Within the first 2 years, the trainee must observe at least 225 passages, dockings, and undockings: at least 25 of these maneuvers must be performed by the trainee under the supervision of a docking maste
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of undock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does undocking come from?
From undock + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).