weeping
/ˈwiːpɪŋ/noun, verb
weeping is spelled W-E-E-P-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weeping means “Action of the verb to weep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of weeping is weepings.
How many letters and syllables are in weeping?
| Letters | 7: W-E-E-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th 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 weeping?
Weeping appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 weeping?
- /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
Weeping 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-weeping.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of weeping
- weepings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weeping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Action of the verb to weep.
Their constant weepings kept us awake.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of weep
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does weeping come from?
Inherited from Middle English wepynge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).