matching

Other forms of matching

comparative

matchinger·

superlative

matchingest·

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 matching

What does matching mean?

matching means "being two identical". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in matching?

matching has 2 syllables: mat-ching. The stress falls on "mat". In IPA it is /ˈmætʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for matching?

Close synonyms include duplicate, twin, twinned, coordinated, co-ordinated. 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 matching a common word?

matching 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.