Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matching

/ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
match-ing
IPA
/ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of match

adj

The same as another; sharing the same design.

noun

The process by which things are matched together or paired up.

noun

A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

better matching (comparative) best matching (superlative) matchings (plural)

Derived Forms

Phrases

matching numbers gift matching matching number matching principle matching theorem maximum matching pattern matching perfect matching

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Questions

How do you pronounce matching?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does matching mean?
present participle and gerund of match

How to pronounce matching

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