voting
/ˈvoʊtɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
voting is spelled V-O-T-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, voting means “Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in voting?
| Letters | 6: V-O-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 42 times per million words; the 2,392nd 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 voting?
Voting appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd 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 voting?
- /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/
Voting 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). Recordings: En-us-voting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of voting
- votings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does voting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an associated right for the holder to vote as an owner of business.
The cumulative voting preferred stock remains voting until all cumulative dividends are paid.
noun
- 1
The act or process of choosing someone or something in an election.
- 2
The act or process of casting a vote.
The eyes of the people have been some time opened; they will observe, they will judge of our votings in this cause; and expect from us, as we have put a stop to unjust and exorbitant power abroad, that we should neither suffer nor endure it
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of vote
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Voting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense action of the verb to vote:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | votation |
| German | Abstimmung |
| Portuguese | votação |
| Spanish | votación |
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 voting come from?
By surface analysis, vote + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).