zoning
noun, verb
zoning is spelled Z-O-N-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zoning means “Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zoning is zonings.
How many letters and syllables are in zoning?
| Letters | 6: Z-O-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 zoning?
Zoning appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 zoning?
- US
Zoning 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-us-zoning.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zoning
- zonings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zoning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.
- 2
The use of zones, such as fare zones.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of zone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zoning in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense legal: regulation of property use and construction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zonage |
| German | Bebauungsplan, Bauordnung |
| Portuguese | zoneamento |
| Spanish | zonificación, plan de urbanización |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.