cross·ing/ˈkɹɒs.ɪŋ/noun
xing is spelled X-I-N-G: 4 letters and 2 syllables (cross·ing). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xing means “Abbreviation of crossing or pedestrian crossing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xing is xings.
How many letters and syllables are in xing?
| Letters | 4: X-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cross·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 xing?
Xing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 xing?
- /ˈkɹɒs.ɪŋ/
Xing has 2 syllables, split cross·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with xing
Sounds like: crossing (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: x-ing (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of xing
- xings plural
- x-ing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USAbbreviation of crossing or pedestrian crossing.
Railroad xing 200 feet ahead.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of xing.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of xing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of X
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xing come from?
From x- as short for cross- in crossing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).