figuring

Other forms of figuring

plural

figurings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about figuring

What does figuring mean?

figuring means "problem solving that involves numbers or quantities".

How many syllables are in figuring?

figuring has 3 syllables: fig-u-ring. The stress falls on "fig". In IPA it is /ˈfɪɡjɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for figuring?

Close synonyms include calculation, computation, reckoning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is figuring a common word?

figuring is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.