wiping
/ˈwaɪpɪŋ/noun, verb
wiping is spelled W-I-P-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wiping means “The act by which something is wiped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wiping is wipings.
How many letters and syllables are in wiping?
| Letters | 6: W-I-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 wiping?
Wiping appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 wiping?
- /ˈwaɪpɪŋ/
Wiping 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-au-wiping.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wiping
- wipings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wiping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is wiped.
multiple wipings of a computer's hard disk
- 2
Material wiped off something.
analysis of wipings taken from a suspect's hands
- 3
slangA thrashing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of wipe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).