webbing
/ˈwɛbɪŋ/noun, verb
webbing is spelled W-E-B-B-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, webbing means “A sturdy woven fabric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of webbing is webbings.
How many letters and syllables are in webbing?
| Letters | 7: W-E-B-B-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 webbing?
Webbing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 webbing?
- /ˈwɛbɪŋ/
Webbing 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 webbing
- webbings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does webbing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sturdy woven fabric.
The webbing of the lawn chair made marks on his thigh.
- 2
A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.
- 3
The webs of the digits.
- 4
The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.
He caught the ball in the webbing.
- 5
Tapes conducting webs of paper in a printing machine.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of web
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Webbing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.