wingding
noun
wingding is spelled W-I-N-G-D-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wingding means “A fit or spasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wingding is wingdings.
How many letters and syllables are in wingding?
| Letters | 8: W-I-N-G-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 wingding?
Wingding appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 wingding?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-wingding.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wingding
- wingdings plural
- whingding
- whing ding
- wing ding
- wing-ding
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wingding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA fit or spasm.
- 2
slangA party.
- 3
A dingbat (ornamental typographical symbol), especially one from the Wingdings font.
noun
- 1
A glyph from a Wingdings font.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wingding come from?
Reduplication of wing (“arm”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).