Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerning

/ˈkɝnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
kern-ing
IPA
/ˈkɝnɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of kern

Etymology

From kern (“part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter”) + -ing, from French carne (“corner”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɝnɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kernings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tracking keming

Rhymes With

learning new learning turning burning returning concerning earning adaptive learning yearning spurning

Questions

How do you pronounce kerning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɝnɪŋ/.
What does kerning mean?
The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.
Where does kerning come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce kerning

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