wading
adjective, noun, verb
wading is spelled W-A-D-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Wading, the name). As an adjective, wading means “Appropriate to wade in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wading?
| Letters | 6: W-A-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 wading?
Wading appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Wading, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wading?
Wading 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).
Forms of wading
- wadings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wading mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Appropriate to wade in.
The pool is too small for doing laps: it’s only a wading pool.
- 2
Usually of a bird: which wades.
Flamingos are wading birds.
noun
- 1
gerund of wade: the act of one who wades.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of wade
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wading come from?
From wade + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).