xeriscaping
noun, verb
xeriscaping is spelled X-E-R-I-S-C-A-P-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xeriscaping means “Landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xeriscaping is xeriscapings.
How many letters and syllables are in xeriscaping?
| Letters | 11: X-E-R-I-S-C-A-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 xeriscaping?
Xeriscaping appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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).
Forms of xeriscaping
- xeriscapings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xeriscaping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of xeriscape
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xeriscaping come from?
From xeriscape + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).