whitening
whit·en·ing/ˈwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/noun, verb
whitening is spelled W-H-I-T-E-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (whit·en·ing). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whitening means “A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whitening is whitenings.
How many letters and syllables are in whitening?
| Letters | 9: W-H-I-T-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: whit·en·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 whitening?
Whitening appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 whitening?
- /ˈwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/
- /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/
- /ˈhwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/
Whitening has 3 syllables, split whit·en·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-whitening.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whitening
- whitenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whitening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
- 2
Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
- 3
The process of making something white or whiter.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of whiten
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whitening in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of making something white or whiter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blanchissement, blanchiment |
| Portuguese | branqueamento |
| Spanish | blanqueamiento, blanqueo |
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.