wigging
/ˈwɪɡɪŋ/noun, verb
wigging is spelled W-I-G-G-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wigging means “The action of the verb wig (in various senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wigging is wiggings.
How many letters and syllables are in wigging?
| Letters | 7: W-I-G-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 wigging?
Wigging appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 wigging?
- /ˈwɪɡɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-wigging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wigging
- wiggings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wigging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of the verb wig (in various senses).
- 2
IrelandUKcolloquialdatedA telling-off or reprimand.
- 3
The practice of male stuntmen performing for actresses.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of wig
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).