accepting
ac·cept·ing/ˌækˈsɛp.tɪŋ/adjective, verb
accepting is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ac·cept·ing). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, accepting means “Characterized by acceptance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accepting?
| Letters | 9: A-C-C-E-P-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ac·cept·ing |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accepting?
Accepting appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 accepting?
- /ˌækˈsɛp.tɪŋ/
- /ˌəkˈsɛp.tɪŋ/
- /ˌɪkˈsɛp.tɪŋ/
Accepting has 3 syllables, split ac·cept·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-accepting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accepting
- more accepting comparative
- most accepting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accepting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by acceptance.
open and accepting
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of accept
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accepting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characterized by acceptance:
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.