upholstering
noun, verb
upholstering is spelled U-P-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, upholstering means “The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of upholstering is upholsterings.
How many letters and syllables are in upholstering?
| Letters | 12: U-P-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 upholstering?
Upholstering appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of upholstering
- upholsterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upholstering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The padding, springs, webbing, and covers found on furniture.
- 2
The application of upholstery to furniture.
Holonym: furnituremaking
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of upholster
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does upholstering come from?
From upholster(er) + -ing. Attested c. 50 years before the verb upholster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).